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Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis nigra

Photo by NeilDazet
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

These tortoises are part of the Charles Darwin Foundation's and the National Park Foundations's efforts to raise awareness of these living giants and to raise hatchlings for repatriation to their appropriate island in the the archipelago.

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Galápagos tortoise

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Comments (35)
NeilDazet
Thank you so much Joshua, Jill, and Reza! Your comments are definitely appreciated by me!
Josh Asel
Great spotting, congratulations :)
NeilDazet
thank you Carol. I'm glad you like this tortoise so much. I know I do!
Carol Snow Milne
Keep coming back. Such an incredible tortoise. Congratulations again!
Tom15
Congrats Neil. Great picture and info about the tortoises!
NeilDazet
Thank you CDF! It was an amazing experience getting to visit your facilities and learn so much about the giant tortoises, and the little tortoises in training! Those pictures will be coming soon!
NeilDazet
Antonio, thank you very much. Sharing these pics from my Galapagos trip is a lot of fun. Still more to go...
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great capture Neil,these turtles are a icon for every wild life lovers,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
NeilDazet
noodlebananas - This is also one of my favorite reptiles. Thank you for your kind compliment. All the best. :-)
noodlebananas
One of my favorite reptiles! You have caught such beauty in grace in this creature. It looks as if I can see his soul :)
NeilDazet
Thanks Dan. The tortoise seemed to peer at me right as I clicked the photo!
NeilDazet
Kranti, yael1, and isabella1, thank you so much for your kind words! They are very much appreciated!
NeilDazet
Thank you all for the congrats and the kind words. :-)
Bhagya Herath
Great spotting Neil ... i love the cute big torty..... Congratulations.....
Jolly Ibañez
Congratulations Neil. What a beauty. This tortoise could very well be present during the time Darwin was on the island!
AshleyT
Congrats Neil, such a beautiful guy!
KarenL
Wonderful encounter Neil! Congratulations, it has earned you Spotting of the Day! Although still vulnerable, populations of the Galapagos giant tortoise are recovering thanks to successful breeding and release programs. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153468687060603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/399742582168641536
NeilDazet
Yes, a little bit. More so when I saw the little breeding pens with the tiny hatchlings. Those spottings will be forthcoming. :)
Aaron_G
Did you get a little bit emotional when you saw one of these guys for the first time? I know I will, should I ever get to the islands.

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PublishedNovember 8, 2013

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