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Galápagos giant tortoise

Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Chelonoidis
Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra complex)

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Tortoise hand

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Chatham Island tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis)
San Cristobal Island
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Tortoise evolution

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Anyone there?

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Tortoise
Isabela Island
Galápagos 2018
July 10, 2018
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Breeding pens

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Tortoise
Isabela Island
Galápagos 2018
July 10, 2018
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On the move

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Isabela Island
Galápagos 2018
July 10, 2018
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Giant tortoise in pond

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Santa Cruz Island giant tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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Giant tortoise eating guava

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Santa Cruz Island giant tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri)
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Giant tortoise carapace

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Santa Cruz Island giant tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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Giant tortoise skull

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Santa Cruz Island giant tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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Giant tortoise scat

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Galápagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis)
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Tortoise playing soccer

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Bob and Laura

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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Canon 7Dmarkii
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Shell dance

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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July 2, 2018
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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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July 8, 2017
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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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Canon 7Dmark2

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7 and 28

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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Canon 7Dmark2

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At a sprint

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
Galápagos
July 8, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz, Galápagos
July 8, 2017
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Table manners

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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Canon 7Dmark2

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Galápagos giant tortoise - Indefatigable Island tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island
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July 8, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Stuffed

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Lonesome George
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Santa Cruz Island
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Facing unreality

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Lonesome George
Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdonii)
Santa Cruz Island
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Assuming the tortoise position

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Bob
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
July 8, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

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ZBT

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Bob
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
July 8, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
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Tortoise

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
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"Hey Bob"

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
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Baby giants

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
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Chuckie who?

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
Canon 7Dmark2
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Tortoise easily refutes Darwin

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
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Zarek's tortoise

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Drawing by Zarek
Floreana, Galápagos
June 28, 2015
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Bob, J-tal, and Mr. T.

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
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Bob goes back in his shell

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
June 27, 2015
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Enchanting

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
July 30, 2010
Canon Rebel T1i

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Has anyone seen my dentures?

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
July 30, 2010

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Saddle front

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Hydropathy, tortoise style

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Santa Cruz Island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
July 30, 2010

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Santa Cruz Island giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)
Santa Cruz Island Highlands, Galápagos
July 30, 2010
Canon 50D
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Charles Darwin Research Foundation

Lonesome George receives avian visitors

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LG and smooth billed ani
Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdonii)
Santa Cruz

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Lonesome George eyes a passerby

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Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdonii)
Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos

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"55"

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos

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Shell game

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Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos
July 30, 2010

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modified: March 8, 2020
created: October 24, 2019 (from galapagos.html)
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