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My-Quito.com : Books on the Galapagos
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- Listed below are some of the
titles currently available on the Galapagos Islands:
 Galapagos
- The Islands that changed
the World
- BBC DVD
Price
in UK pounds
- Price in US dollars
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- This BBC film narrated by
Tilda Swinton is a perfect example of what the BBC does best.
Breathtaking photography combined with some of natures most extraordinary
animals, including Lonesome George, the last Pinta Giant Tortoise.
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- The opening sequence alone
makes this an amazing documentary, with exquisite views of the
pacific ocean coupled with the most stunning close up detail
of many of the animals -whales, seals, iguana, boobies, frigate
birds, albatross. My particular favourite is the sequence of
Blue Footed Boobies mass dive bombing into the shallow surf.
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- Not only does the film cover
all the animals for which the Galapagos are known, but it also
illustrates graphically the tumultuous volcanic origins of all
the islands.
- The package
comes on two DVDs.
- Disk one contains
two episodes:
- Born of Fire
and Islands that Changed the World.
- Disk two contains
the a double feature: Forces of Change and Lonesome George and
the Battle for Galapagos
- Price in UK pounds
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 Galapagos
(paperback)
- Companion volume to the BBC
DVD, this richly illustrated book has chapters on the history
of the islands, Charles Darwin, the different groups of animals
(land, coastal and sea) and the conservation issues facing the
islands. It ends with a useful gazeteer of the different kinds
of animals and where to find them.
Foreword by Paul D. Stewart, Richard Dawkins
- Price in UK pounds
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