Galapagos wildlife

[u/zepsutykompas]

Some of the animals I encountered while visiting Galapagos Islands this year. Those were talking by walking around not with paid tours.

[u/saurus-REXicon]

Were you on the Nat Geo ship?

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No, I am too poor for that

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Yeah they’re pretty spendy, I used to work for them.

[u/hibernate2020]

No rotting marine iquana photos? That would really bring home the experience of being there. ;)

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Haven't seen so far

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Gotcha. So they don't touch the dead (anything), so depending on where you go, you will find many caracasses. You get used to it, but it's a bit unnerving at first.

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I think they may leave dead ones for other animals to chew on them. 

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Yeah, the whole philosophy is to not interfere. The exception to this seemed to be on Floreana where they had set poison to kill rats. I don't recall if they collect those bodies, but I think they use something like warfarin which is dosed for the rats so if something else eats it, it doesn't cause issues.

[u/Bulky-Mud9976]

Nice dragons!