GalápagospenguinscanonlybefoundintheGalápagos Islands.
TheGalápagoshavethreekindsoflivingthings.Native speciesarefromhereandotherplaces.Theblue‑footedboobyisagoodexample.Introducedspeciesarenotfromhere.Peoplebroughtthemtotheislands,likethegoat.Endemic speciesareonlyfound here.
Galápagospenguinsareendemic.Theyfollowcold‑watercurrentstofindfood.It’shotforthepenguinsonland.So,theycoolthemselvesoffbyleaningforward.Thisshadestheirfeet.They stretchouttheirflippers.Thiscoolstheir bodies.
Thispenguinleansintocool down.
Theblue‑footedboobycanbefoundinthePacific,fromCaliforniatoPeruandontheGalápagos Islands.
LavaLover
Thelavacactusisoneofthefirstspeciestogrowonnewlavaflows.Itlivesononlysix islands.
WalkingFish
Thered‑lippedbatfishisodd.Itswimslikeafish.Yet,italsowalksonits fins!
