Habitat
Habitat
The Galapagos Islands are located west of South America in the
Pacific Ocean. Even though they are located near the Equator, the
Equatorial Under Current keeps temperatures cool at an average of 75
degrees Fahrenheit. There are many rare species found in the
Galapagos Islands, including "Darwin's" Finches, the
Blue-Footed Booby,
Fever Tree,
Sea Cucumber,
Galapagos
Turtle,
Frigatebird, and many more.
The
Vampire Finch can only be found on Wolf and Darwin Island of the
Galapagos Islands. Human impact caused the extinction of the
Vampire Finch on all other islands.
Darwin Island is the remains of an extinct volcano. It is thought
to have once been much larger but has had a lot of erosion. It is
less than one square kilometer. The only way of arriving at Darwin
Island is by scuba diving.
Wolf Island is North West of the main Galapagos Islands. It was
formed by a volcano that erupted 1 million years ago. It is also
only accessible by scuba divers.
These islands lack freshwater and the vampire finch gets its
nourishment from cactuses and the blood of the seabirds. The
Opuntia cactus is abundant on the islands.
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