Saturday 5 January 2013

Galápagos : Carcasses and skeletons


We saw quite a number of carcasses and skeletons on the islands and I thought they made really interesting study specimens.
The only rat we saw was dead
Elizabeth Bay, Isabela
Heron, Punta Albemarle bay, Isabela
Red footed booby whose mum
did not make it back to the nest in
Darwin Bay, Genovesa
Marine iguana skeleton at Punta Albemale bay, Isabela

L: skull of sea lion R: skull of dolphin in Darwin Bay, Genovesa
Skeleton body of whale and skull of dolphin at Punta Espinosa, Fernandina
Shell of crab at Las Bachas, Santa Cruz

Needleless sea urchins bodies at Punta Albemale bay, Isabela
Needles from sea urchins at Punta Albemale bay, Isabela




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