Mammals

• Two species of sea lions inhabit the Galápagos; the sea lion (Lobo marino or Zalophus californianus wollebaeki) and the Fur seal ( Lobo de dos pelos or Arctocephalus galapagoensis). Total estimated population 80.000 individuals.
• The most sighted whale is the Bride´s Whale (Balaenoptera Edeni).
• Also Sperm Whales (Physeter Macrocephalus)
• Killer Whales (Orcinus Orca)  (Megaptera Novaeangliae), and others.
• The Bottlenosed dolphins (Delfín nariz de botella or Tursiups truncatus) swim in front of the boats giving you an opportunity to take their picture
• The small Common dolphins ( Delfín común or Delphinus delphis) likes to jump off the waves made by the boats.