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The Galapagos Red Footed Booby
The Galapagos Red footed booby is a bird with red feet and live in the Galapagos island. The
Red footed booby is like the blue footed booby only that they have different colored feet. The red
footed booby does not migrate at all. The are carnivores so they look for food in the sea but they
nest in land they usually nest on coastal trees and shrubs. These animals live up to 20 years or
more.The bad part is that the population of these beautiful creatures are decreasing.
You may wonder where can you find these beautiful creatures,well you can find them in
one of the seventeen islands called “Genovesa Island”. This bird is a marine bird you might of
figured why but if you didn’t there called this because they spend most of their time flying
around the sea. The red footed boobies are awesome divers because of this wings to catch fish,
this is one of there adaptations to survive on the island’s. They can dive up to 30 meters to catch
their prey. They don't drown because once they dive there nostrils are able to close down so they
These birds don't stay around the shore when looking for their prey they go 93 miles
when fishing .Even through they go really far, it's sometimes difficult for them to fly so they
depend on the winds. The red footed boobies don't fly alone they fly in large groups. Together
they glide along the surface of the sea looking for their prey. They are not the only ones looking
for fish such as dolphins. The Red footed boobie are smart when they see the dolphins getting the
get to show off their blue throats and red feet. The male red footed boodies usually stay with the
same partner for several seasons in a row and perform their rituals around there nest .These birds
only have one chick is.The chick is usually fed by both male and female,the birds don't fledge
Enough explaining about the birds let explain what other things you can encounter in the
Galapagos island. The animals you can find here are Flightless Cormorant, Galapagos Flamingo,
Galapagos Penguins, Darwin's Finches, Marine Iguanas, and ect. What plants can you find there
Candelabra Cactus ,Cutleaf Dais , Palo Santo, Bracken Fern and ect. Now if you ever get to visit
the galapagos island you will know, facts about the red footed boobies, what animals live there