Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

by David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky

Travellers to Ecuador want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife: toucans and parrots, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. On the Galapagos Islands, curious visitors want to see with their own eyes the exotic, unique, tame wildlife that stimulated Charles Darwin to formulate the theory of evolution. In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Ecuador's magnificent animal life. The authors, professional biologists, selected for color illustrations more than 500 of Ecuador's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals -- the species you are most likely to see. In one easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated book, you will have as constant companion on your journey:

- Identifying and location information on the most frequently spotted animals - Up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the families of animals to which the pictured species belong - Information on Ecuador's habitats and on the most common plants you will encounter - Brief descriptions of the region's most frequently visited parks and reserves.

Genres: Travel

Paperback

First published March 29, 2000

Reviews

[Chantal]

It's a good overview but I wonder why cover caymens, dolphins, sea lions and whales but omit sharks, rays, piranhas, moray eels, electric eels...

[Catherine Woodman]

If you want a wild life guide and not a traditional guide book for both mainland Ecuador as well as the Galapagos, this is the one.
The illustrations (not photos, if that is the best way for you to identify wild life, beware!). The other caveat is that it is weighty. I travel with 2 Kindles (a back up in case I lose one--which has happened to the two of us twice!! Once we got it back and once we did not, but reading is such an important part of my enjoyment when traveling that I need to be sure)--but this is not available as an e-book.