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| Sea lion colony leaves Galapagos | Sea lion colony leaves Galapagos |
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| A colony of sea lions endemic to the Galapagos Islands have moved 1,500km away, a Peru-based organisation which monitors the aquatic mammals has said. | A colony of sea lions endemic to the Galapagos Islands have moved 1,500km away, a Peru-based organisation which monitors the aquatic mammals has said. |
| The Organisation for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals says the sea lions have swum to northern Peru because of rising temperatures. | The Organisation for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals says the sea lions have swum to northern Peru because of rising temperatures. |
| It says the temperature rise was caused by climate change. | |
| Experts say it is the first time that Galapagos sea lions have set up a colony outside the islands. | Experts say it is the first time that Galapagos sea lions have set up a colony outside the islands. |
| The monitors say the water temperature in Piura, off the coast of northern Peru, has risen from 17C to 23C over the last 10 years. | The monitors say the water temperature in Piura, off the coast of northern Peru, has risen from 17C to 23C over the last 10 years. |
| The temperature is much closer to the sea temperature around the Galapagos Islands, which averages about 25C. | The temperature is much closer to the sea temperature around the Galapagos Islands, which averages about 25C. |
| Now that the conditions of the sea around northern Peru are so similar to the Galapagos, they say, even more sea lions and other new marine species could start arriving. | Now that the conditions of the sea around northern Peru are so similar to the Galapagos, they say, even more sea lions and other new marine species could start arriving. |
| Like so many native species in the Galapagos Islands, the sea lions are unique to the archipelago, located about 600 miles west of continental Ecuador. | Like so many native species in the Galapagos Islands, the sea lions are unique to the archipelago, located about 600 miles west of continental Ecuador. |
| Ever since the English naturalist, Charles Darwin, first visited the islands more than 150 years ago, they have become known as a living museum of evolution. | Ever since the English naturalist, Charles Darwin, first visited the islands more than 150 years ago, they have become known as a living museum of evolution. |
| Now, thanks to global warming, that unique ecosystem could face unprecedented changes. | Now, thanks to global warming, that unique ecosystem could face unprecedented changes. |