September 2009
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Feeling the Heat with Jeff Corwin - Defenders of... →
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Evolution - a process that's common everywhere →
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Are we loving the Galapagos Too Much...?
As I study this place (Galapagos) I am realizing that there is more to understand than just a pristine archepelago where Darwin baked his theory. There are people who inhabit this island chain…30,000 of them. And despite efforts to stem the overflow of tourism, (maybe as many as 140,000 visitors in this Darwin 200th Anniversary year) we have to ask is we are loving the Galapagos too much.
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Dog's Can Count. →
For millions of year, the animals on the Galapagos have gotten along really well. No preditors. Amazing. That has made me curious about other animals - even those that I live with (dogs and parrots). This article will tell you that there is a lot more going on in an animal’s brain than you might think. So - I study the dog to help understand the giant tortoise.
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Galapagos - from the virtual traveler →
A Creative Elephant - →
So, as I go to the Galapagos, I can’t help but wonder, “What the hell are the animals thinking?”. That got me to do a little study of animal thought and creativity. It’s a fascinating subject. I know they think - make decisions - anticipate - profile. The bluer the feet of the Blue-Footed Boobie the better his chance to mate. So, she has to be thinking, “Bluer is...
WatchHistoric Quito Ecuador: Safer, Beautiful, and a first stop on the way to the Galapagos Islands.
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Getting to do what you want to do...
Following your dreams is not a guarantee on planet earth, but I am getting to do that as I prepare for the Galapagos. I wanted the anticipation to have a nice long ramp up time so I started reading and studying about these islands a full 6 months out. Now, a month has gone by and I have had some of my early perceptions blown away - and I am learning lots.
I started the blog to capture my thoughts...
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7 Things* That Surprise You About the Galapagos
1. 28,000 human beings live and work on the Galapagos Islands.
2. In the 1970s, there were only a few flights a week to the Galapagos Islands. Now, there are six flights a day.
3. 140,000 Tourists are expected on the islands in 2009.
4. There are 1,211 vehicles on the Islands.
5. In 1991, there were 6 Hotels on these Islands. Today, more than 23.
6. There is a garbage dump on Galapagos.
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Taxi Cats by Andrea Boff
This is the kind of city stuff I understand. Galapagos is going to be a challenge to paint.
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Life in Color: Blue Photos →
I found this “Life in Blue” while trying to understand why the blue-footed booby has blue feet. There’s a really great reason and you’ll find out when you get to the right photograph!
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The Visual Language of Galapagos
People leave marks. Put a person in a place for a while and they start “marking” it up. Some times in utilitarian ways, like creating a fire and ringing it with rocks. Sometimes aesthetically; a blue tent or flocked wall papers. But where ever people go - even in the most rustic environment - they mark their territory. And those marks become symbols of their existence. American Indians do an...
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Painting the Galapagos
Planning to Paint the Islands The anticipation is starting it’s upward climb to a state of mind that I expect will be euphoric. My 10 days in Galapagos promise to be some of the most exciting of my life. I’ve hitch hiked through Europe, illustrated a book for Little Brown on Plastic Surgery, sang with a Gospel Chorus in Boston, been a robot on a kid’s TV show - and Galapagos will soon join the...
Kevin Loughlin's Blog from Galapagos →
Weather in the Galapagos →
621 miles off the coast of Ecuador, sitting high on an ocean shelf, cooled by the Humbolt currents and straddling the equator, this is a VERY unusual place on the face of this planet.
Early Warning Signs of Global Warming in South... →
global warming world tour: Galapagos →
So? What will happen to the Galapagos in the event of unstopped global warming.
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WatchA fantastic flash animation that shows the topography of the Galapagos.
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Galapagos Ecosystem Threatened by Tourism →
We brought misquitoes, goats, cats, boats, planes, and over 100,000 tourists last year to this fragile archepelago. “With tourism growing so rapidly, the future of Galapagos hangs on the ability of the Ecuadorian government to maintain stringent biosecurity protection for the islands,” said Simon Goodman, Leeds University.
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“Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately...”
– http://www.todayinsci.com
The Ship
http://twitpic.com/hrnac - This is the ship that will take us to the Galapagos. We will go on 2 or 3 expeditions per day.
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An Interactive Map from Cornell
This is cool. Clickable map tour of the Galapagos Islands - http://www.geo.cornell.edu/…
A Picture of the Galapagos Post Office
http://twitpic.com/hrklp - This is the Galapagos Post Office.
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The Wall of Tears
The Galapagos was considered a great site for a penal colony because its distance from the mainland made escape nearly impossible. Once established, prisoners often went without supplies and the islands are barren.
The wall of tears was built by prisoners - a daily, futile compilation of rock with a very apt name.
The Wall of Tears http://bit.ly/3zunEY
Wonderful Images: Students on the Galapagos
Galapagos, At Risk: http://bit.ly/585br
Darwin's Finches
http://twitpic.com/hrqtv - Darwin’s finches are key to the whole mystery of the island. One species arrives on the island and they are ” …
Darwin’s finches are key to the whole mystery of the island. One species arrives on the island and they are “modified” by evolution based on their different needs. Where there was seed, seed beaks formed. Where there were...
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Volcanoes: The Creation of Galapagos
Put up with the commercial. Watch this amazing VOLACANO video. http://bit.ly/L6pmT
http://twitpic.com/hrklp - This is the Galapagos Post Office.
Really? futuristspeakerTurns out the Doctors prefer a public option as part of U.S. plan, 2 / 1. NE Journal Medicine 2009 http://ow.ly/pmGA
This is cool. Clickable map tour of the Galapagos Islands - http://www.geo.cornell.edu/…
Put up with the commercial. Watch this amazing VOLACANO video. http://bit.ly/L6pmT
http://twitpic.com/hrqtv - Darwin’s finches are key to the whole mystery of the island. One species arrives on the island and they are ” …
Galapagos, At Risk: http://bit.ly/585br
Students on the Galapagos - http://bit.ly/Kf50W
The Paradise known as The Galapagos: The Wall of Tears http://bit.ly/3zunEY
The Ship
http://twitpic.com/hrnac - The Xpedition: sleeps 90. Completely non-poluting.
The Ship
http://twitpic.com/hrnac - This is the ship that will take us to the Galapagos. We will go on 2 or 3 expeditions per day.
The Celebrity Xpedition
http://twitpic.com/hrklp - This is the Galapagos Post Office.
TC50 Backstage: Ross Levinsohn on MySpace, Ad Industry http://networkedblogs.com/p11709839
http://twitpic.com/hrnac - This is the ship that will take us to the Galapagos. We will go on 2 or 3 expeditions per day.
http://twitpic.com/hrnac - The Xpedition: sleeps 90. Completely non-poluting.
This is cool. Clickable map tour of the Galapagos Islands - http://www.geo.cornell.edu/…
Really? futuristspeakerTurns out the Doctors prefer a public option as part of U.S. plan, 2 / 1. NE Journal Medicine 2009 http://ow.ly/pmGA
Put up with the commercial. Watch this amazing VOLACANO video. http://bit.ly/L6pmT
InteractiveTV Networks Should Be Afraid-of Hulu http://bit.ly/UvKLl What started as Convenience to the users is actually Cannabalization?