Galapagos Islands’ rare animals are winning their battle for survival, finds Stanley Johnson. Icons like the giant tortoise are thriving and a mockingbird was saved from extinction.

Rare creatures, unusual geography ... pristine white-sand beaches and nearly 9,000 species of animals within the UNESCO World Heritage ... Sea lions rest under the sun at the Galapagos Islands ...

"It’s probably fair to say that most visitors venture out to the Galapagos Islands to see the unique wildlife," writes ...

Guide Spots Rare White Penguin, Believed to Be the Galapagos Islands' First, ... Patino captured photos and videos of the unusual animal, which is believed to be a Galapagos penguin with leucism ...

New research uncovers reversal of evolution in island plants. On the younger, volcanic islands of the Galápagos, wild tomato ...

Animal Planet shared in a press ... She’s the rarest tortoise, if not animal, ... The Fernandina Giant Tortoise is one out of an estimated 14 giant tortoise species native to the Galapagos Islands.

The Galapagos Islands have long been lauded for biodiversity and endemism. But there are lesser-known outposts, often thousands of miles away from inhabited areas, profuse with wildlife.

Authorities in Ecuador are investigating the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galápagos Islands, the South American archipelago that is a haven for all kinds of rare wildlife, amid fears ...

Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands are famed for their biodiversity and beauty. Now, the islands that inspired the likes of Charles Darwin and that contain precious, rare species are being threatened ...

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