Quite belated, some photos from the Krakatau archipelago which I visited in September as a tutor for the University in Vienna. Our basecamp was situated on the current volcano and central island Anak Krakatau, which …
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Sally Lightfoot Crabs
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus) is common along the rocky western coasts of the Americas. This large species is particularly abundant on the Galápagos Islands, where the strikingly and variably colored animals can be seen …
Continue readingGalápagos Reptiles
Before I start preparing blog posts of the spectacular main reason to visit the Galápagos (you’re right, birds!) – I’ll show you photos of another fascinating group of animals, whose mostly huge members roam most …
Continue readingGalápagos sea lions
I’ll start to work off the images from South America with a non-avian post. Endemic Galápagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) are, in many of the islands of the archipelago, as conspicuous as the many extremely …
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