This image of loading cattle on the "Manuel J. Cobos" was taken by Gifford Pinchot in 1929. It is possible that the small stature of Galapagos cattle may have reflected an original founding population of smaller criollo cattle intentionally selected for ease of transport from the mainland.
Subjects:
Ecuador; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Cattle; Pasture Animals; Transportation
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Date:
1929
Identifier:
Digital Image
Identifier-Bibliographic Citation:
Pinchot, Gifford. 1930. To the South Seas; the Cruise of the Schooner Mary Pinchot to the Galapagos, the Marquesas, and the Tuamatu Islands, and Taihiti. Blue Ribbon Books, New York. p.154
