picture of an iguana egg

Iguanas lay their eggs in a hole they dig in the sand. This inexperieced mom laid it in the midstof the iguanas.

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The tall wall of rocks is called the wall of tears. They made prisons move these rocks over miles to build a wall they knew was just to keep them busy.



The marine iguanas lay their eggs in a hole they dig in the sand. If you look closely you will see one iguana was inexperienced and layed her eggs in the middle of the iguanas. The other hole in the sand is a nest in progress.


Sea cucumbers are very plentiful here. We must have seen over 200 while snorkeling and they were big, up to 3 feet long. They fish for them and sell them to Japan.

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The first picture is of my sisters enjoying our first air conditioning experience in the Galapagos. They got the room really cold and curled up in their blankets.

The birds are..... can you guess?????? The blue footed boobies.


The streets of Isla Isabella are all sand. It poured down rain while we were there so we had to walk in a foot of rain water sometimes

The beaches have powder sugared sand and are beutiful till you encounter a marine iguana. We got to see thousands of them on Isabella.

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The little sea lion pup was about one month old. We think it's mother had been killed as it was extremely thin and the guide had not seen it with it's mom for 4 days. He said that another sea lion would not adopt it and noboby was allowed to help it as the sea lion population is high and it is natural selection at work.

The horse back riding was to the top of volcano Siera Negro.

A REPORT BY TREAVA ON SEA LIONS

Sea Lions By Treava

I got to pet a sea lion last week. Did you know Galapagos Sea Lions are related to the California Sea Lion? Sea lions are a part of the seal family. The Galapagos sea lions are classified as eared seals. They have tiny ears that we can see and strong flippers. Sea Lions live in colonies. They chase away intruders.
The sea lions here are about the size of a full grown pig going to market. Males weigh up to 400 pounds and have a bump on their head. The female weighs up to 200 pounds. She has a smooth head. They live 18 to 20 years. The eat fish and sardines.
Mating season is May to January. Mating occurs in the water. The gestation period for a sea lion is 6-9 months. The female gives birth on land. Baby sea lions weigh about 15 pounds when born. Men watch the babies to keep away predators.
Sea Lions are very playful. Sea Lions favorite game is surfing big waves. They play water polo using a marine iguana. They toss the marine iguana back and forth by it´s tail. They can bend over backwards and touch their nose to their feet. They can swim 25 miles an hour and can dive up to 100 feet.
It was very fun seeing sea lions and I hope that I can see them again very soon. Supposedly I will get to swim with one when we snorkel. My sister had one swim straight at her and play with her while she was diving. The end.