The underwater landscape at the base of Pinnacle Rock is beautiful and clear, and home to sea lions, sharks, rays, octopi, fish and even a friendly colony of rare Galapagos Penguins!
For many Galapas visitors, Bartholomew Island will be their best chance to swim with sea lions and get a good look at the penguins.
Galápagos Pinguins
The northernmost of all penguins, Galapagos Penguins breed right on the equator. Populations fluctuate heavily under the influence of El Niño to a degree that the future survival of the species is endangered.
Sea Lions
White Tipped Shark
White tipped sharks, another Galapagos attraction The white tip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus is one of the 400 species of sharks found in the world. They are distinguished from other sharks by the white tip on both their first dorsal fin and upper caudal fins.
Galapagos Hawk
While males tend to be monogamous, the females will mate with up to seven different males during mating season. Throughout the entire nesting period, the female and her males take turns protecting the nest and incubating the eggs, even participating in the feeding.
Green See Turtle
This species is named for the green color of its fat, rather than the color of its skin of shell as most people think.
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