Southeast of Hawaii,
straddling the equator,
lie the Galapagos Islands
As on Hawaii,
some of the volcanoes here are still very active
The coastline of Isabela - the largest island
- is covered in volcanic rock
Here a very different kind of animal can be found in the rocky tubes
The chicks of Galapagos penguins
Without the lava tubes,
they wouldn't survive
Cool and sheltered,
the tubes are the perfect nursery,
protecting the chicks from the unforgiving temperatures outside
Unforgiving if you're a penguin,that is
Adult Galapagos penguins only cope by doing something the chicks can't yet do
They take a dip
The adults plunge into cool waters
that have travelled all the way from the Antarctic
Who says penguins can't fly?
There's lots of food here,
as schools of fish are drawn to the shelter of these rocky, volcanic shores
But while the parents are out fishing,
their chicks are home alone
Back in the lava tube,
there's something creeping around
A Sally Lightfoot crab has penguin on its mind
It's dark,
so the crab can't be sure exactly what it's up against
This time, it's taken on more than it can handle
Had the encounter been just a few days earlier,
the outcome might have been very different
Crabs are major predators of baby penguins