Flightless Cormorant in the Galapagos 20200225 072549

Flightless Cormorant in the Galapagos

In Images by Matt Shetzer

Flightless Cormorant in the Galapagos

When this flightless cormorant’s ancestors arrived in the Galápagos, they found a land with very few predators. They evolved smaller wings so they could swim faster, culminating in a bird that’s much better at fishing than flying.

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Flightless Cormorant in the Galapagos was last modified: May 26th, 2020 by Matt Shetzer