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GALAPAGOS HAWKS are extremely rare birds and the feat of photographing 

 them in their natural habitat on Hood Island is even rarer. While most Gala- 

 pagos birds feed on fishes at sea, the hawks are carnivorous, robbing nests 

 and preying on small reptiles and rodents. Below are Ecuadorian fishermen 

 encountered on the island on one voyage of the Velero III. The fishermen had 

 sailed m.ore than 600 miles in search of adventure and fish. They found more 

 of both than they had bargained for and welcomed water and supplies from 

 lockers of the exploration craft. Some natives still file their teeth, as illustrated 

 at right, in the belief that it makes the dentures more efficient. 



