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| A whale shark swims through the open ocean in the Galapagos Islands. The whale shark is the largest shark on Earth, but is harmless eating plankton and small fish. Image ID: 01520 Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Galapagos shark swims over a reef in the Galapagos Islands, with schooling fish in the distance. Image ID: 16240 Species: Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Scalloped hammerhead shark swims over a reef in the Galapagos Islands. The hammerheads eyes and other sensor organs are placed far apart on its wide head to give the shark greater ability to sense the location of prey. Image ID: 16246 Species: Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. Image ID: 01611 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Bigeye trevally jacks, motion blur, schooling. Image ID: 16347 Species: Bigeye jack, Caranx sexfasciatus Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Galapagos penguin, underwater, swimming. Bartolome Island. Image ID: 16234 Species: Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus Location: Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. Image ID: 16725 Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Hammerhead sharks swim in a school underwater at Wolf Island in the Galapagos archipelago. The hammerheads eyes and other sensor organs are placed far apart on its wide head to give the shark greater ability to sense the location of prey. Image ID: 16271 Species: Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. Image ID: 16726 Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. Image ID: 16255 Species: Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Nazca booby in flight. Image ID: 16681 Species: Nazca booby, Sula granti Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish. Image ID: 02252 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Cousins, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. Image ID: 16621 Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. Image ID: 16227 Species: Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus Location: Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Galapagos shark. Image ID: 16239 Species: Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Galapagos sea lion on volcanic rocks, sunset. Image ID: 16504 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Isla Lobos, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. Image ID: 16314 Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Whale shark. Image ID: 01503 Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish. Image ID: 02254 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Cousins, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Galapagos sea lion. Image ID: 02256 Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki Location: Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Coral hawkfish. Image ID: 02432 Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Stone scorpionfish. Image ID: 02568 Species: Pacific spotted scorpionfish, Scorpaena mystes Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Blue-footed booby, courtship display. Image ID: 01791 Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Sally Lightfoot crab. Image ID: 01896 Species: Sally lightfoot crab, Grapsus grapsus Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Galapagos penguin at sunset. Image ID: 02267 Species: Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus Location: Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Hammerhead sharks, schooling. Image ID: 16257 Species: Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Schooling fish, Albany. Image ID: 02032 Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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| Magnificent frigatebird (note blue eye ring), juvenile. Image ID: 02271 Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. Image ID: 16728 Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. Image ID: 16321 Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador |
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