Iguanas look ferocious, but are actually quite docile and passive. Nature red in tooth and claw. This blue-footed booby and her chick were keeping a wary eye on a Galapagos hawk circing nearby. Giant Galapagos tortoises can go three years without food or water. Pirates in the 19th century would stack living tortoises upside down on the decks of their ships and butcher them months later for fresh meat. .
Nobody knows the life expectancy of the Galapagos tortoise.
This little sleepy-head is as friendly as he looks. Galapagos wildlife have never learned to fear man. The 80 passenger Polaris was our home for our trip. The Polaris is owned and operated by Lindblad Special Expeditions .