Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Santa Cruz Island

An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park.

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An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Small tree finch, Camarhynchus parvulus, from Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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Small tree finch, Camarhynchus parvulus, from Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A zig zag spider, Neoscona cooksoni, with it's prey, a juvenile painted locust, Schistocerca melanocera.

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A zig zag spider, Neoscona cooksoni, with it’s prey, a juvenile painted locust, Schistocerca melanocera.

Photo: A Galapagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Paper wasp, an introduced/non-native species on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Paper wasp, an introduced/non-native species on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A critically endangered medium tree finch, Camarhynchus pauper, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos, Ecuador.

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A critically endangered medium tree finch, Camarhynchus pauper, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos, Ecuador.

Photo: A striated heron, Butorides striata, on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A striated heron, Butorides striata, on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A prickly pear cactus tree on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A prickly pear cactus tree on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: Galapagos carpet weed, Sesuvium edmondstonei, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos carpet weed, Sesuvium edmondstonei, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A medium ground finch, Geospiza fortis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A medium ground finch, Geospiza fortis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

Photo: A juvenile Galapagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A juvenile Galapagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Lava gulls, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Lava gulls, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park. This species is listed as vulnerable.

Photo: A lava gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A lava gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park. This species is listed as vulnerable.

Photo: A lava gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A lava gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park. This species is listed as vulnerable.

White-cheeked pintail ducks, Anas bahamensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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White-cheeked pintail ducks, Anas bahamensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Cloudless sulphur butterflies, Phoebis sennae, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Cloudless sulphur butterflies, Phoebis sennae, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Male and female Galapaogs lava lizards, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Male and female Galapaogs lava lizards, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A female Galapaogs lava lizard, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A female Galapaogs lava lizard, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

Photo: A Galapagos flycatcher, also known as the Large-billed flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris), on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos flycatcher, also known as the Large-billed flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris), on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A lava gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A lava gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, waits for a handout at a fish market in Puerto Ayora in Galapagos, Ecuador.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, waits for a handout at a fish market in Puerto Ayora in Galapagos, Ecuador.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, waits for a handout at a fish market in Puerto Ayora in Galapagos, Ecuador.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, waits for a handout at a fish market in Puerto Ayora in Galapagos, Ecuador.

Photo: An adult yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An adult yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Cloudless sulphur butterflies, Phoebis sennae, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Cloudless sulphur butterflies, Phoebis sennae, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on North Seymour Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on North Seymour Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Shown are marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park.

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Shown are marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park.

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