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Galápagos tortoise

life science Maturity 7-9

These are very big tortoises.

Galapagos giant tortoise feeding.jpg
Galapagos giant tortoise feeding.jpg
They live on far islands. They can live for a long time. Some live over 100 years! They are very special to see. Do you like big animals?

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File:Engraving of Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos Islands from "The Royal Natural History" edited by Richard Lydekker (1896).jpg
Engraving of Giant Tortoises of the...
File:RothschildTortoise.png
RothschildTortoise.png
File:Galápagos tortoise distribution map.svg
Galápagos tortoise distribution map.svg
File:Lonesome George in profile.jpg
Lonesome George in profile.jpg
Galapagos Riesenschildkröte Chelonoidis niger.ogg
File:Galapagos tortoise bathing.jpg
Galapagos tortoise bathing.jpg
File:Galapagos giant tortoise feeding.jpg
Galapagos giant tortoise feeding.jpg
File:Galapagos dominance display.jpg
Galapagos dominance display.jpg
File:Galapagos egg and hatchling.jpg
Galapagos egg and hatchling.jpg
File:Charles Darwin by G. Richmond.jpg
Charles Darwin by G. Richmond.jpg
File:HMS Beagle 1832 longitudinal section larger.jpg
HMS Beagle 1832 longitudinal section larger.jpg
File:Galapagos Tortoise Closeup.jpg
Galapagos Tortoise Closeup.jpg

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