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Various Critters of the Galapagos

Probably the iconic Galapagos critter is the tortoise. Quite honestly, there aren't all that many in the wild, but there are a bunch of huge programs trying to reintroduce them to various places. The other critters people think of are the iguanas. There are plenty of them, especially marine iguanas. Sea lions are everywhere and almost every rocky shore has Sally Lightfoot crabs. The photography is great. They just don't move around very much.

Sally Lightfoot crab
Sally Lightfoot crab
Marine iguana slogging through the mud
Marine iguana slogging through the mud
Painted locust on Santiago
Painted locust on Santiago
Sea turtle encountered while snorkeling
Sea turtle encountered while snorkeling
Sea lion cub
Sea lion cub
Sally Lightfoot crab
Sally Lightfoot crab
Mola mola - pacific sunfish - it is huge!
Mola mola - pacific sunfish - it is huge!
Marine iguana peanut gallery
Marine iguana peanut gallery
Lava lizard on marine iguana
Lava lizard on marine iguana
Sally Lightfoot crabs
Sally Lightfoot crabs
Marine iguana hanging out
Marine iguana hanging out
Another marine iguana peanut gallery
Another marine iguana peanut gallery
ET holding a hermit crab
ET holding a hermit crab
Hermit crabs
Hermit crabs
Land iguana - about 3 feet long
Land iguana - about 3 feet long
Land iguana
Land iguana
Golden or cow nose rays
Golden or cow nose rays
Tree lion snoozing in the mangroves
Tree lion snoozing in the mangroves
Oops - sleeping on guard duty
Oops - sleeping on guard duty
Newly hatched tortoise
Newly hatched tortoise
Galapagos tortoise
Galapagos tortoise
Galapagos tortoise
Galapagos tortoise
Ginny in a thundering herd of tortoises
Ginny in a thundering herd of tortoises
Galapagos tortoise
Galapagos tortoise
Galapagos tortoise and flycatcher
Galapagos tortoise and flycatcher
Saddle back tortoise variety
Saddle back tortoise variety
Rice rat
Rice rat
Rice rat
Rice rat
Lava lizard
Lava lizard
Sea lion relaxing on the ice plants
Sea lion relaxing on the ice plants
Sea Lion, maybe the beachmaster
Sea Lion, maybe the beachmaster
Sea urchin
Sea urchin
Sea star
Sea star
Parrot fish
Parrot fish
King angelfish
King angelfish
Surgeon fish
Surgeon fish
Lava lizard
Lava lizard
Sea turtle
Sea turtle
Galapagos tortoise
Galapagos tortoise
Sea lion cub having a snooze on the rocks
Sea lion cub having a snooze on the rocks
Cornet fish
Cornet fish
Sea lions are playful
Sea lions are playful
Another playful sea lion
Another playful sea lion
This is too easy!
This is too easy!
Ghost crabs are skittish and hard to photograph
Ghost crabs are skittish and hard to photograph
Cute mom and cub shot
Cute mom and cub shot