{"id":8252,"date":"2018-12-11T21:25:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T03:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=8252"},"modified":"2018-12-12T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T22:30:31","slug":"islas-magico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=8252","title":{"rendered":"Galapagos: Islas Encantadas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Editor Note: View all videos on full screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Galapagos Islands truly are enchanted, often I felt like I was walking in a dream and wondering whether it was really real.<\/em><br \/>\nLawrence Wade<\/p>\n<p><em>I have never been in an area where such care is taken to preserve and restore the natural habitat. The authorities encourage people to visit, but the number of people and the places they can visit are carefully controlled so there are never large crowds in the uninhabited areas.<\/em><br \/>\nRobert Sable<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8397\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8397\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8397\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1619-841x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1619-841x1024.jpg 841w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1619-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1619-768x936.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Carol S. Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_0_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_0_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_0\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_0&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:8386,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7525.TRIM&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_7525.TRIM_.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_7525.TRIM_.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"IMG_7525.TRIM\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video by Carol S. Wade\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-05T20:58:45-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_0\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_7525.TRIM_.mov?id=0\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kgvid_below_video\" id=\"video_kgvid_0_below\"><div class=\"kgvid-caption\" id=\"video_kgvid_0_caption\">Video by Carol S. Wade<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_0_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_0_title' class='kgvid_title'>IMG_7525.TRIM<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em>It was an amazing experience being around animals who had no fear of humans. We could easily get within 6 feet of most of them. <\/em><br \/>\nLawrence Wade<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8278\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8278\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8278\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseLSW-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseLSW-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseLSW-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseLSW-768x993.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Alan Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Advice from a Giant Tortoise<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Access your ancient wisdom<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Listen deeper<br \/>\nThe Earth is your mother<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Move slowly, everything will be accomplished<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Your past will only pull you back, keep growing, live now.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of the past history of Giant Tortoises&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Up to 200,000 Giant Tortoises were taken by whalers and pirates from the Galapagos Is. They were stored upside down in the hull of their ships for up to a year and eaten for food. On Espa\u00f1ola Island, researchers from the Darwin Center found a remnant population of tortoises ( 2 males, 14 females). The Darwin Center was also able to reclaim a male from the San Diego Zoo that was taken off of Espa\u00f1ola in the 1930&#8217;s. The Espa\u00f1ola tortoises are breeding at the Darwin Center and to date, 1800 Giant Tortoises have been repatriated to the island.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8313\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8313\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8313\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TortoiseAlan-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TortoiseAlan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TortoiseAlan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TortoiseAlan-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Alan Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8279\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8279\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8279\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseHindFoot-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseHindFoot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseHindFoot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TortoiseHindFoot-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8357\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8357\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8357\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Frigatebirdflight-e1543979164525-863x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Frigatebirdflight-e1543979164525-863x1024.jpg 863w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Frigatebirdflight-e1543979164525-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Frigatebirdflight-e1543979164525-768x911.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frigatebird<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Frigatebirds swoop just at the surface of the water with their wings spread and scoop up fish with their beaks.<\/em><br \/>\nRobert Sable<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8358\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8358\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8358\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FrigateColony-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FrigateColony-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FrigateColony-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FrigateColony-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frigatebird Nesting Colony<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8257\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8257\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8257\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FrigateMaleInflated-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FrigateMaleInflated-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FrigateMaleInflated-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FrigateMaleInflated-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nesting pair of Frigatebirds. The male has inflated it&#8217;s gular pouch.<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_1_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_1_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_1\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_1&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:8320,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;FrigateFeedingAlan&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FrigateFeedingAlan.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FrigateFeedingAlan.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"FrigateFeedingAlan\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Frigatebird feeding its young.\nVideo by Alan Sable\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-01T22:16:55-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_1\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FrigateFeedingAlan.mp4?id=1\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kgvid_below_video\" id=\"video_kgvid_1_below\"><div class=\"kgvid-caption\" id=\"video_kgvid_1_caption\">Frigatebird feeding its young.\nVideo by Alan Sable<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_1_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_1_title' class='kgvid_title'>FrigateFeedingAlan<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8256\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8256\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8256\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FlamingoBob-1024x671.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FlamingoBob-1024x671.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FlamingoBob-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FlamingoBob-768x503.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FlamingoBob.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flamingos over-head<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Our group watched the flamingos flying toward us. Some were taking photos, others&nbsp; watched in awe. But all were thankful for the opportunity to see something so magnificent.<br \/>\nLawrence Wade<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8355\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8355\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8355\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FlamingoFeeding-1024x414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FlamingoFeeding-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FlamingoFeeding-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/FlamingoFeeding-768x311.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flamingos feeding<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8275\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8275\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8275\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle4-1024x848.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle4-1024x848.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle4-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle4-768x636.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Sea Turtle<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dancing with a Green Sea Turtle<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Floating together<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Back and forth with the surge<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Experiencing wonder<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Such beauty and wildness<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Never to be forgotten<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8274\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8274\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8274\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle2-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle2-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaTurtle2-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8281\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8281\" class=\"wp-image-8281 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlbatrossDance-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlbatrossDance-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlbatrossDance-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlbatrossDance-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waved Albatross mated pair. The largest breeding colony in the world is on Espa\u00f1ola Island, Galapagos.<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_2_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_2_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_2\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_2&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:8296,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_7494.TRIM&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_7494.TRIM_.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_7494.TRIM_.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"IMG_7494.TRIM\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Wave Albatross courtship dance. Bill clacking and head nodding. View on full screen.\nVideo by Carol S. Wade\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-01T20:03:50-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_2\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_7494.TRIM_.mov?id=2\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kgvid_below_video\" id=\"video_kgvid_2_below\"><div class=\"kgvid-caption\" id=\"video_kgvid_2_caption\">Wave Albatross courtship dance. Bill clacking and head nodding. View on full screen.\nVideo by Carol S. Wade<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_2_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_2_title' class='kgvid_title'>IMG_7494.TRIM<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8351\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8351\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8351\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BabyAlbatross-888x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BabyAlbatross-888x1024.jpg 888w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BabyAlbatross-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BabyAlbatross-768x886.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waved Albatross chick<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8332\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8332\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8332\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TreeCactus-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TreeCactus-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TreeCactus-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TreeCactus-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree Cactus, Santa Cruz Is.<br \/>Photo by Alan Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8333\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8333\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8333\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TreeCactus1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TreeCactus1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TreeCactus1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree Cactus, notice the Land Iguana who had set up its territory underneath the cactus.<br \/>Photo by Alan Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8260\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8260\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8260\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguana-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguana-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguana-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguana-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galapagos Land Iguana is up 4 feet long and weighs 30 pounds.<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8341\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8341\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8341\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LandIguana-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LandIguana-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LandIguana-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LandIguana-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Land Iguanas feed on tree cactus pads. They scrape out the large spines and are able to eat the smaller ones.<br \/>Photograph by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8261\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8261\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8261\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/landIguanaDead-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/landIguanaDead-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/landIguanaDead-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/landIguanaDead-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During times of drought, many land iguanas die.<br \/>Photo by Alan Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8262\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8262\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8262\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguanaFight-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguanaFight-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguanaFight-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LandIguanaFight-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A land Iguana and marine iguana battle for nesting territory.<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The fight went on for over 15 minutes. The land iguana was flipped over on its back 2 times and its neck had bite marks on it. Our group left before the end. It was unnerving to witness the rawness of these two species battling for their survival.<br \/>\nLawrence Wade<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8300\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8300\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8300\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PupCAS-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PupCAS-997x1024.jpg 997w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PupCAS-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PupCAS-768x789.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very young Sea lion pup.<br \/>Photo by Carol S. Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_3_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_3_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_3\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_3&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:8301,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20181113_081609&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20181113_081609.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20181113_081609.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"20181113_081609\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"A pup trying to nurse from an unwilling mom.\nVideo by Alan Sable.\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-01T21:06:38-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_3\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20181113_081609.mp4?id=3\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kgvid_below_video\" id=\"video_kgvid_3_below\"><div class=\"kgvid-caption\" id=\"video_kgvid_3_caption\">A pup trying to nurse from an unwilling mom.\nVideo by Alan Sable.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_3_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_3_title' class='kgvid_title'>20181113_081609<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em>The pup wanted to keep nursing and the mother waddled away. The pup followed braying mournfully.<\/em><br \/>\nRobert Sable<br \/>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_4_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_4_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_4\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_4&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:8394,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:true,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;quarters&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_1783&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1783-1.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1783-1.mov\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"IMG_1783\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Young Sea Lions swimming intertidal pool\nVideo by Carol S. Wade\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-06T20:01:49-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_4\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1783-1.mov?id=4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kgvid_below_video\" id=\"video_kgvid_4_below\"><div class=\"kgvid-caption\" id=\"video_kgvid_4_caption\">Young Sea Lions swimming intertidal pool\nVideo by Carol S. Wade<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_4_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_4_title' class='kgvid_title'>IMG_1783<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><br \/>\n<em>Sea Lions are awkward and &#8220;comical&#8221; on land. In the water, they are breathtakingly sleek and acrobatic.<\/em><br \/>\nRobert Sable<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8271\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8271\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8271\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaLionSkeleton-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaLionSkeleton-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaLionSkeleton-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SeaLionSkeleton-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bleached bones of a Sea Lion.<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Life and death was continuously around us, interwoven into the fabric of the land. For instance, you might see a plump sea lion pup nursing, take three steps and find a&nbsp; sea lion carcass or a young pup who is starving because his mother was killed for unknown reasons.<\/em><br \/>\nLawrence Wade<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8376\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8376\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8376\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HeadMarine-Iguana-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HeadMarine-Iguana-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HeadMarine-Iguana-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/HeadMarine-Iguana-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marine Iguana is the world&#8217;s only sea-going lizard.<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8266\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8266\" class=\"wp-image-8266 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marineIguana3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marineIguana3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marineIguana3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/marineIguana3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note the long fingers and nails that the marine iguana uses for climbing steep cliffs on their way out of the water. <br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Marine Iguanas spend most of their time on land basking on rocks. They must get warm enough to feed in the cool nearshore water on algae. Their diet causes them to have an excess of salt in their body which they &#8220;snort out&#8221; through their nose.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8265\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8265\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8265\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MarineIguana2-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MarineIguana2-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MarineIguana2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MarineIguana2-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8337\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8337\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8337\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BlueFootedBooby-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BlueFootedBooby-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BlueFootedBooby-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BlueFootedBooby-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Footed Booby.<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Blue footed Boobys dive from great heights with their wings tucked in until they are torpedo shaped. They dive deep in the water for fish.<br \/>\n<\/em>Robert Sable<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8254\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8254\" class=\"wp-image-8254 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BoobyDanceBest-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BoobyDanceBest-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BoobyDanceBest-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BoobyDanceBest-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue-footed Booby Mating Dance.<br \/>The male is displaying and trying to attract its mate.<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8291\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8291\" class=\"wp-image-8291 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-footedBooby-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-footedBooby-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-footedBooby-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-footedBooby-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Red-footedBooby.jpg 1690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red-footed booby Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8361\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8361\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8361\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NazcaBoobies-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NazcaBoobies-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NazcaBoobies-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NazcaBoobies-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nazca Booby Colony<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_5_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_5_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_5\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_5&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:8303,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js 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content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NazcaAlan.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NazcaAlan.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"NazcaAlan\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Nazca Booby breeding colony.\nVideo by Alan Sable\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-01T21:18:39-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_5\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NazcaAlan.mp4?id=5\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kgvid_below_video\" id=\"video_kgvid_5_below\"><div class=\"kgvid-caption\" id=\"video_kgvid_5_caption\">Nazca Booby breeding colony.\nVideo by Alan Sable<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_5_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_5_title' class='kgvid_title'>NazcaAlan<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8269\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8269\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8269\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/OysterCatchers-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/OysterCatchers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/OysterCatchers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/OysterCatchers-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Oystercatchers<br \/>Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8277\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8277\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8277\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SwallowtailGull-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SwallowtailGull-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SwallowtailGull-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SwallowtailGull-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swallowtail Gull<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_6_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_6_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore 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content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Blowhole.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Blowhole.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Blowhole\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Blowhole\nVideo by Alan Sable\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-01T21:23:05-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_6\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Blowhole.mp4?id=6\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"1080p\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kgvid_below_video\" id=\"video_kgvid_6_below\"><div class=\"kgvid-caption\" id=\"video_kgvid_6_caption\">Blowhole\nVideo by Alan Sable<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_6_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover \">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span id='video_kgvid_6_title' class='kgvid_title'>Blowhole<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Undersea World of the Galapagos<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8276\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8276\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8276\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SurgeonFish-1024x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SurgeonFish-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SurgeonFish-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SurgeonFish-768x446.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many large schools of Surgeonfish.<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8383\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8383\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8383\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SeaStar-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SeaStar-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SeaStar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SeaStar-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea Star<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8259\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8259\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8259\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KingAngel-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KingAngel-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KingAngel-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KingAngel-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/KingAngel.jpg 1591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">King Angel<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8258\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8258\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8258\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hogfish-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hogfish-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hogfish-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hogfish-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hogfish<br \/>Photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8329\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8329\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8329\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ray-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ray-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ray-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ray-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sting Ray in the surf<br \/>Photo by Alan Sable<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8379\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8379\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8379\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1SallyLIghtfootCAS-e1544061574709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1SallyLIghtfootCAS-e1544061574709.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1SallyLIghtfootCAS-e1544061574709-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1SallyLIghtfootCAS-e1544061574709-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sally Lightfoot Crab. The name &#8220;lightfoot&#8221; comes from their ability to &#8220;walk quickly across the water&#8221;.<br \/>Photo by Carol S. Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8359\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8359\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8359\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LavaHeronCrab-814x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LavaHeronCrab-814x1024.jpg 814w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LavaHeronCrab-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/LavaHeronCrab-768x966.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lava Heron eating a Sally Lightfoot Crab<br \/>Photo by Robert Sable<em> <br \/><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8390\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8390\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8390\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ScenicShot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ScenicShot.jpg 640w, https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ScenicShot-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The curtain closes on our adventure.<br \/>Photo by Carol S. Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Trip of a lifetime!<\/em><br \/>\nRobert Sable<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor Note: View all videos on full screen. The Galapagos Islands truly are enchanted, often I felt like I was walking in a dream and wondering whether it was really real. 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