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Galápagos Islands
Giant Tortoises and Sea Turtles

Galapagos

On Santa Cruz island, the Charles Darwin Research Center maintains a protected enclosure for the giant tortoises.

Galapagos

Water for the tortoises comes in regularly filled, fresh water "ponds."

Galapagos

Galapagos

The tortoises do their part to maintain the propagation of the species.

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Read about the Galápagos Archipelago and

the Galápagos Islands

Photograph thanks to ArtToday.com

Descriptions and help from:

  • Ecuador and its Galapagos Islands
    by David L. Pearson and Les Beletsky
  • Galapagos Islands Born of Fire
    by Tui De Roy


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