Floreana Island
By all means the Galapagos Islands are a truly living laboratory of evolution, every day you are able to admire different evolutionary processes.
Today we spent the whole day in Floreana, which is one of the four inhabited islands of this archipelago. We started the day with an early morning outing. After breakfast we focused in water activities like the glass bottom boat, deep water snorkeling, bay snorkeling and even scuba diving. Playful sea lions and outstanding fish caught the attention of everyone. It was great fun to watch the sea lions performing all kinds of pirouettes for us!
The most remarkable thing about the Galapagos marine ecosystem is that it does not hold an immense number of fish, but this is compensated by its wide diversity.
Fish behavior is as diverse as fish morphology. Some species travel in schools, while others are highly territorial. Fish are adapted to a wide diet. Some specialize in creatures such as zooplankton, snails and coral. Some eat phytoplankton, which are the tiny plants in the water column able to photosynthesize. But fortunately for us in Galapagos none of them has specialized in human beings, not even sharks!
By all means the Galapagos Islands are a truly living laboratory of evolution, every day you are able to admire different evolutionary processes.
Today we spent the whole day in Floreana, which is one of the four inhabited islands of this archipelago. We started the day with an early morning outing. After breakfast we focused in water activities like the glass bottom boat, deep water snorkeling, bay snorkeling and even scuba diving. Playful sea lions and outstanding fish caught the attention of everyone. It was great fun to watch the sea lions performing all kinds of pirouettes for us!
The most remarkable thing about the Galapagos marine ecosystem is that it does not hold an immense number of fish, but this is compensated by its wide diversity.
Fish behavior is as diverse as fish morphology. Some species travel in schools, while others are highly territorial. Fish are adapted to a wide diet. Some specialize in creatures such as zooplankton, snails and coral. Some eat phytoplankton, which are the tiny plants in the water column able to photosynthesize. But fortunately for us in Galapagos none of them has specialized in human beings, not even sharks!
