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Project Noah Nature School
Chelonoidis nigra
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.
Spotted on Oct 24, 2013
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013
35 Comments (1–25)
Thank you so much Joshua, Jill, and Reza! Your comments are definitely appreciated by me!
Congratulations Neil, what a great photo !
Congratulations Neil
Great spotting, congratulations :)
thank you Carol. I'm glad you like this tortoise so much. I know I do!
Keep coming back. Such an incredible tortoise. Congratulations again!
thank you kindly, Tom15.
Congrats Neil. Great picture and info about the tortoises!
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!
Congratulations, Neil!
Antonio, thank you very much. Sharing these pics from my Galapagos trip is a lot of fun. Still more to go...
Great capture Neil,these turtles are a icon for every wild life lovers,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
noodlebananas - This is also one of my favorite reptiles. Thank you for your kind compliment. All the best. :-)
One of my favorite reptiles! You have caught such beauty in grace in this creature. It looks as if I can see his soul :)
Thanks Dan. The tortoise seemed to peer at me right as I clicked the photo!
Congrats Neil! Nice spot.
thank you Carol!
What a beauty photo! Congratulations Neil.
Kranti, yael1, and isabella1, thank you so much for your kind words! They are very much appreciated!
awesome ! congrats Neil !!
Thank you all for the congrats and the kind words. :-)
Congratulations, Neil.
Congrats Neil!!!
Congrats Neil!!! Lovely photo!
Congratulations Neil !!!