The creatures inhabiting the Galapagos live under the constant threat of extinction. Even though they may be protected from human exploitation by Ecuador's government, they still must have food to survive, and a sudden change in the food supply caused by a temperature changes in the ocean currents, contagious diseases, or even over-fishing in surrounding areas, can disrupt or destroy the food chain the supports the animal, bird, and marine life here. For example, the Galapagos Fur Seal, once hunted nearly to extinction, has remade a remarkable comeback, yet it still remains vulnerable to such changes in the food supply. I tried to express a sense of this vulnerability in this image of a resting fur seal pup, using a flipper to partially conceal its face. It's existence largely depends on the capricious nature of nature itself.