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Animals of The Galapagos
Animals of The Galapagos
The larger of the two species This fish is found from south- with a brad
tats of the Blue-footed Boo-
of frigatebird, the males are ern California to Ecuador, fastener. Place
by are the tropical and sub- on your lap-
black with a purplish sheen including Galápagos and Co- book or note-
tropical islands of the Pacif-
and during the mating sea- cos Islands. It is bright red booking page.
ic Ocean. Approximately
son develop a distinctive, en- changing to orange near its
one half of all breeding
gorged, red throat pouch. Fe- tail, and it has a pair of nar-
pairs nest on the Galápagos
males are black with a white row blue bars on its head
Islands. Its diet mainly con-
breast. Magnificent frigates and 3–5 similar bars on its
sists of fish, which it obtains
fish and scavenge the inshore body. This species is often
by diving and sometimes
waters and coast, feeding on found near brightly-colored
swimming underwater in
fish, crustaceans and turtle purple sea urchins.
search of its prey. The Blue-
hatchlings. footed Booby mainly hunts
in groups.