Galapagos Tortoise Complex
by Eva Lechner
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Galapagos Tortoise Complex
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Eva Lechner
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Photograph - Photograph
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SOLD a 30" x 20" print to a buyer from San Francisco, CA - United States
The Galápagos tortoise complex or Galápagos giant tortoise complex (Chelonoidis nigra and related species) are the largest living species of tortoise. Modern Galápagos tortoises can weigh up to 417 kg (919 lb).[10] Today, giant tortoises exist on only two remote archipelagos: the Galápagos Islands 1000 km due west of mainland Ecuador; and Aldabrachelys gigantea of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean, 700 km east of Tanzania.
The Galápagos tortoises are native to seven of the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago about 1,000 km (620 mi) west of the Ecuadorian mainland. With lifespans in the wild of over 100 years, it is one of the longest-lived vertebrates. A captive individual lived at least 170 years. Spanish explorers, who discovered the islands in the 16th century, named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning "tortoise"
A 107 y.o.Galapagos tortoise living in the wild at Garden Game Lodge,South Africa
Copyright 2019 Eva Lechner(Canon 5D Mark III,400mm)
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May 28th, 2020
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Al Bourassa
The Galapagos is a treasure of the world. Everybody should have it on their bucket list. VLF
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