Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)

The population of flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) is limited to Fernandina and portions of Isabela, and is as a species vulnerable.
It’s an agile swimmer and and expert of catching fish – on land it is a different matter.

Perfectly camouflaged against the black lava rocks.

Where is evolution going? Will the wings be nothing more than a Penguin’s in the future?

Galapagos
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Last updated on 30 June 2024