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Galapagos Islands

There are many different kinds of life forms that makeup the Galapagos Islands spread throughout its sixteen main islands and six smaller islands. The Galapagos Islands have many different life forms that make up three different categories which include; birds, marine life, and land dwellers. “In 1987 UNESCO recognized the islands as a world heritage site and in 1985 a biosphere reserve. This was later extended in December 2001 to include the marine reserve”. (Wikipedia, 2007) Some of the more rare land dwellers include giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and lava lizards. The Galapagos Islands were in fact named after the giant tortoises that were on the island.

These giant tortoises can survive a long time without any food or water. The giant tortoises can survive on any part of the islands that make up the Galapagos Island but do better when in the vegetated parts of the island. At one point there were around fourteen or fifteen different types......

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