Oceanography
The Galapagos shark's quick, neat, and decisive hunt 'dyed' a corner of the ocean red
The Galapagos Marine Reserve is home to the largest population of sharks on Earth, so dramatic hunting scenes of these sharks often occur.
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Animal world
Galapagos once exterminated invasive goats to save giant tortoises
Conservationists have deployed a series of measures to kill 140,000 goats in 7 years, helping the Galapagos giant tortoise recover.
Animal world
The bird with blue feet attracts the opposite sex with its unique dance.
The blue-footed booby is one of the most strange and wonderful seabirds in the world.
Discover science
Terrifying story about the most exotic
Galapagos Islands are famous for their rich flora and fauna. This is the place where scientist Charles Darwin found the theory of evolution.
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Discover the 10 most pristine lands in the world
Antarctic ice sea, jungle Papua New Guinea, Chile's Atacama desert ... are 3 of 10 lands still quite alien to humans,
Oceanography
The sharks are approaching the whale shark to rub their backs
In the video, smaller silk sharks are alternating rubbing against the whale shark.
Oceanography
The most crowded sea in the world
The sea between Darwin's islands and Wolf in Ecuador becomes the most concentrated place on Earth with more than 13,000 per km2.
Oceanography
Strange sharks show up in the Pacific Ocean
Bythaelurus giddingsi, the name of the new species of the cat shark family, was discovered near Ecuardor's Galapagos Islands. They are animals that humans never knew.
Animal world
Rare turtles were first born after more than 100 years
For the first time in more than 100 years, researchers have found newly hatched turtles naturally on the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador.