Leon Dormido (Kicker Rock) Full Day Tour

Sharks are perhaps one of the most ancient fish in our ocean, among this group they have common characteristics like the aerodynamic scales, very small that is impossible to distinguish to the naked eye, when you touch in the right direction you feel like sandpaper. Other important adaptation is the Lorensini fossetts that allow them to feel electromagnetic fields. This organ is very important and highly dense on the hammerheads front and bottom of the head since most of them are bottom feeders using the head like a metal detector, can discover their preys (rays, flounder and sole fish), in dark and muddy bottoms.

The Nazca booby or Nazca gannet is a seabird that forms colonies on the islands where it lives. It has yellow irises, a pinkish-orange bill, blackish mask-like facial skin, and gray legs. Adults have white plumage with black wing and tail covers.

This native tree is commonly found in the coastal area, it can produce several green light little apples with a sweet odor, don’t let the appearance of these fruits to fool you. The fruits are toxic as well as the whole tree, so avoid touching or hanging cloth on the branches. It is very important to keep on eyes on kids, just the sab can produce a rash or o chemical burn. They produce generous shade, and if you are not to sensitive is ok to sit underneath. But if is raining, better to go somewhere else.

The Galapagos sea lion is widely distributed in the archipelago, however the biggest breeding colonies are located in San Cristobal island. The sea lion population was reduce over 50%. The sea lions can include more than 34 species of fish plus octopus and even squids. The breeding success is estimate one young every two years. The females never share milk or adopt, some pups had been seen waiting for the females to fall asleep to steal milk, something that can put their lives in threat.

The word booby refers to clown like feet, this colorful pair call the attention of the tourist but mainly the other bobies, it is a way to show how healthy and well fit they are. The pigments that reflect this blue turquoise color are inclose inside of particular feet cells, when the cells are not complete turgent or immature, the pigment decrease or won't be enough and the color turn pale green. If the cells are weak, the pigment get darker, and the color is dark purple-blue. When the cells are turgents and the pigment well distributed, the result is a bright turquoise which is the best color to breed.