{"id":2938,"date":"2024-02-13T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:06:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:06:39","slug":"galapagos-day-3-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/galapagos-day-3-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Galapagos Day 3- Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2938\" class=\"elementor elementor-2938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c629d8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c629d8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-121e216\" data-id=\"121e216\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb3413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acb3413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">North Seymour Island<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1006eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1006eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Just after breakfast on our first full day took us back a little bit North from the previous stop to North Seymour Island.\u00a0 \u00a0This is a mere fly-speck on the map (its actually under the 2a on the map photo).\u00a0 This was a dry landing, so we did not have to juggle a shoe change before the hike.\u00a0 By the way, \u201cdry landing\u201d means it is dry unless you fall in off the rocks, but no one did that on our trip.\u00a0 Sure looked possible though.\u00a0 We hiked a loop trail of a bit over a mile in the morning and saw birds, sea lions and iguanas (both marine and land).<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2941\" style=\"width: 1051px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2941\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/am_track.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1051\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/am_track.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/am_track-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/am_track-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/am_track-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1051px) 100vw, 1051px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of our morning loop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b4eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b4eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Seymour gave us our best view of frigate birds, yes, the same birds we saw floating overhead in Florida. \u00a0These are unusual for sea bird species in that they cannot land on water because they lack waterproofing in their feathers. \u00a0\u00a0So how did these birds get to the Galapagos Islands which are more than 600 miles off shore.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/06\/30\/484164544\/non-stop-flight-how-the-frigatebird-can-soar-for-months-without-stopping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is a report of an interesting study.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd298b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd298b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e3eaa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e3eaa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85e3f72\" data-id=\"85e3f72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7e009 elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d7e009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/home\/subcribe\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Subscribe<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a971ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a971ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two species of frigate bird found in the Galapagos: Magnificent Frigate Birds and Greater Frigate Birds.\u00a0 In both species, the males have a red throat sack which they inflate as part of a mating ritual. \u00a0This picture shows a pair of greater frigate birds sitting on a nest, the male with his throat sack inflated.\u00a0 On the right is a rejected suitor, perhaps hoping the female will change her mind.\u00a0 You can tell these are greater frigate birds by the red eye ring on the female, and also by the greenish cast to the feathers on the back of the rejected male.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2945\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2945\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_MTL90D2347-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_MTL90D2347-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_MTL90D2347-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_MTL90D2347-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_MTL90D2347.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frigate Birds: Chosen and Rejected<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2949\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2949\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frigates_djs_2024_01_28_9999_49-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frigates_djs_2024_01_28_9999_49-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frigates_djs_2024_01_28_9999_49-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frigates_djs_2024_01_28_9999_49-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frigates_djs_2024_01_28_9999_49.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frigates: Still Hoping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b57ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b57ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e581421 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e581421\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f01d97\" data-id=\"8f01d97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c743f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c743f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Juvenile frigate birds have distinctive white heads, but they are still large birds.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Fregatidae\/#:~:text=Frigatebirds%20may%20live%20for%20at,the%20breast%20and%2For%20abdomen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This coloration lasts for a number of years, and breeding starts sometime thereafter.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2950\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_juvMTL90D2343-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_juvMTL90D2343-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_juvMTL90D2343-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_juvMTL90D2343-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/frig_juvMTL90D2343.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juvenile Frigate Bird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9a20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc9a20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also saw our first blue-footed boobies on North Seymour.\u00a0 \u00a0The blue color in the feet and bill develops with age, apparently due to the fish they eat.\u00a0 The juveniles are fluffy and have white feet.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2951\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2951\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_baby_MTL90D2338-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_baby_MTL90D2338-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_baby_MTL90D2338-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_baby_MTL90D2338-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_baby_MTL90D2338.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue-footed Booby &#8211; Juvenile<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2953\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfbs_djs_2024_01_28_9999_53-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfbs_djs_2024_01_28_9999_53-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfbs_djs_2024_01_28_9999_53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfbs_djs_2024_01_28_9999_53-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfbs_djs_2024_01_28_9999_53.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adult and Baby Booby<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2952\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2952\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_MTL90D2336-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_MTL90D2336-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_MTL90D2336-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_MTL90D2336-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bfb_MTL90D2336.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adult Blue-footed Booby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-180f3d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180f3d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8360c1f\" data-id=\"8360c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326d0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"326d0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sea lions are plentiful in the Galapagos, and remain utterly unconcerned about humans and seem to enjoy posing.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2958\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2958\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople2MTL90D2313-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople2MTL90D2313-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople2MTL90D2313-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople2MTL90D2313-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople2MTL90D2313-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople2MTL90D2313-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea lions are not bothered by people<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2957\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2957\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople_MTL90D2311-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople_MTL90D2311-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople_MTL90D2311-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople_MTL90D2311-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople_MTL90D2311-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_withpeople_MTL90D2311-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea lions are not bothered by people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c464b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c464b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0bc63a\" data-id=\"a0bc63a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2b896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2b896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sea lions have four mammary glands, although only one is in use in this picture.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2962\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2962\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_nursingMTL90D2278-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_nursingMTL90D2278-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_nursingMTL90D2278-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_nursingMTL90D2278-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_nursingMTL90D2278-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_nursingMTL90D2278-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seal lion baby checking out one flavor of mom-milk<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><div>In contrast, most seals only have two.\u00a0 Sea lions also have external ear flaps and great eye make-up. \u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div><figure id=\"attachment_2963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2963\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2963\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_MTL90D2272-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_MTL90D2272-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/seal_MTL90D2272-300x200.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/land_iguana_djs_2024_01_28_9999_57-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/land_iguana_djs_2024_01_28_9999_57-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/land_iguana_djs_2024_01_28_9999_57-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/land_iguana_djs_2024_01_28_9999_57-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/land_iguana_djs_2024_01_28_9999_57.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Land Iguana<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_2968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2968\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2968\" src=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marina_iguanaMTL90D2300-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marina_iguanaMTL90D2300-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marina_iguanaMTL90D2300-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marina_iguanaMTL90D2300-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marina_iguanaMTL90D2300-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/snowedunder.com\/wpd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marina_iguanaMTL90D2300-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marine Iguana &#8211; with crab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Seymour Island Just after breakfast on our first full day took us back a little bit North from the previous stop to North Seymour Island.\u00a0 \u00a0This is a mere fly-speck on the map (its actually under the 2a on the map photo).\u00a0 This was a dry landing, so we did not have to juggle 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