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For most mammals, growing up means giving up their mother’s milk. Then there are the sea lions of the Galápagos Islands.

Academy researchers identified 72 species new to science in 2025, including the newly recognized Galápagos lava heron, a shy deep-sea fish, and a rare sunflower relative found in a U.S. national park.

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A Galapagos penguin was not content to be merely observed by divers, with hilarious footage showing the plucky waterbird aggressively checking out human intruders in waters off the Galapagos Islands.