THE Traveler: Nancy Weidenfeller of Minnetonka. The scene: A flamingo stands out in a muted landscape on Floreana Island, one of the Galápagos Islands, in December. The bird was wading through the ...

A friendly sea lion has been filmed climbing over a gate and clambering up steps for a swim in a hotel pool in the Galápagos Islands. The cheeky animal wandered away from the Academy Bay and joined a ...

The previous night on our eight-day cruise through the Galapagos had been like sleeping in a paint mixer. Around midnight, we received an eye-popping lesson in centrifugal forces when the Flamingo I, ...

Some species of male birds dance to impress their mates, such as the complicated dance routine of the little red-capped manakin or the flashy display of the male peacock. In other species, the males ...