These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

but for some of the region's best bird-watching, travelers recommend heading to Bartolomé or Isabela Island (for Galapagos penguins) and North Seymour Island (for blue-footed boobies and ...

Only about 1,000 pairs of flightless cormorants occur on just two islands: Fernandina and Isabela. The bird adapted to dive for its food. El Niño disrupts the birds’ food supply, raising ...

Other Amazonian excursions venture deep into Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela in search of birds of a different feather. You'll ...

Ecuador's Geophysical Institute has reported the Wolf Volcano, located on Isabela Island, the largest in the Archipelago of the Galapagos, went into eruption early Friday. The volcano, the highest ...

Four larger islands – Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristóbal and Floreana ... Santa Cruz Island is also a haven for most of the Galápagos' bird species, home to over 140 land bird species ...

On Santa Cruz Island, with dense forests of scalesia, giant tortoises are built like rounded tanks that can crash through the underbrush. But over at Isabela Island, the dominant plant is the ...

TheTravel was invited to the Galapagos Islands with Lindblad Expeditions, an area home to some of the most unique animals in ...