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Photo Gallery: Animals of the Galápagos
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Photo: Hawksbill sea turtle
Photo: Blue-footed booby in the Galápagos IslandsPhoto: A bottlenose dolphin prepares to submergePhoto: Hammerhead sharkPhoto: A red-footed booby on a tree branchPhoto: Green sea turtlePhoto: Black-browed albatross in flightPhoto: An endangered Galápagos tortoise with neck outstretchedPhoto: A marine iguana basking in the sunPhoto: Hawksbill sea turtle
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A hawksbill turtle swims just above the seafloor with flippers spread like wings. Hawksbills get their name from their tapered heads, which end in a sharp point resembling a bird's beak.
Photograph by Nick Caloyianis

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