Before they were the Galápagos, they were Las Encantadas—“the enchanted ones”—warty islands laced with foam, flowing lava, and odd animals. “Man and wolf alike disown them,” wrote ...

A huge thank you to Ecoventura Galapagos ... residents of the islands and are enthusiastic about sharing their wealth of knowledge and detailed tips while observing animal behaviors in the wild.

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...