1. Galapagos Islands By Ella

3. Isla Pinta Being a tiny island, Isla Pinta is just 60 sq kilometres in area and is home to swallow tailed gulls, marine iguanas, sparrow hawks, fur seals and many other birds and mammals. Fact: It is also the original home to the very old, giant tortoise. Return to map Click here to find out about marine iguanas and fur seals on this island

4. Marine Iguanas Marine iguanas in the Galapagos are the most wide spread on these islands. They dive down 30m to get food and eat things such as algi. For the finches on this island one of the places to get a drink is from marine iguanas mouth. For marine iguanas, January is breeding month when it is cold and dry. Fur seals Fur seals are smaller than sea lions and have sharp eyesight. Although sea lions breath on air they are most at home in water and can stay there over a week eating fish. Click to go back to map

5. Isla Genovesa Isla Genovesa is the best island for sea- bird watching. The birds there include: Red footed boobies Nazca boobies Swallow tailed gulls Storm petrels Tropic birds Finches Galapagos Mockingbirds Fact: Isla Genovesa is also home to hammer head sharks and sea lions which you can see when you go scuba diving. Return to map Click here to see more pictures of the animals

6. Isla Santiago Fact: There are a large number of pigs and goats which were introduced by humans and have caused great harm to the common species. Marine iguanas Sea lions Fur seals Land and sea turtles Flamingos Crabs Dolphins sharks Animals here in Isla Santiago Click here to find out more here Click to go back to map The island Santiago is located near the centre of the Galapagos island

7. Click to go back to map Hammer head sharks Swallow tailed gulls Nazca boobies

8. Isla Isabela Island Isabela is the largest island in Galapagos. It is home to more tortoises than any other island Click to go back to map pelicans penguins Sally light foot crabs