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Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis nigra

Photo by CindyCor
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Steven Spielberg based ET on these tortoises faces

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Comments (3)
achmmad
It must be "living fossil"! Amazing spot!
Ava T-B
Kind of late in the day, but...Happy Darwin's Birthday!

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Galapagos Biodiversity
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PublishedDecember 4, 2011

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