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Galapagos tortoise - Santa Cruz sub-species

Chelonoidis nigra porteri

Description:

A few of the 20 or so giant tortoises we saw in the highlands of Santa Cruz

Habitat:

Santa Cruz, Galapagos

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10 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Carol! I had a lot of fun writing them & reliving my trip!

Carol Milne
Carol Milne 11 years ago

So incredible. I have been catching up reading all the blogs today. Especially enjoyed your personal one.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Very lucky Kevin!

KevinBBabbitt
KevinBBabbitt 11 years ago

Wow amazing spotting, you are so lucky!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

It was awesome Neil! Unlike most of the wildlife, the tortoises are rather nervous around people (they have good cause as they are still occasionally killed & eaten by the locals) so they tended to disappear into their shells if we got too close.

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Yay Karen! That must have been something special. Love this spotting!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Fyn!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Awesome!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Mac!

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 11 years ago

Nice sries again Karen

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 30, 2012
Submitted on Dec 23, 2012

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