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Sarahi Gutierrez

9-23-19
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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

can get water in there nose.

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

fish they snatch the fish from them.


When it mating season comes around partner the males do this dance in the sky were they

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

until they are 3 month and go on far trips till 5 months.

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

and what plants can you find,

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