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Galápagos tortoise

Chelonoidis nigra

Description:

I took these in captivity at the San Diego Zoo.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Galapagos tortoise
Chelonoidis nigra Galápagos tortoise


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3 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Common and scientific names added.

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Ava is correct. This is the Galapagos tortoise.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

I'm pretty sure the zoo only has Galapagos Tortoises. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/animal_zo...

JonahGula
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JonahGula

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Jun 30, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012

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