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Galápagos Giant Tortoises

Galápagos Day 6: Walking Among Giant Tortoises in the Santa Cruz Highlands

June 23, 2022Ecuador
Galápagos Day 6: Walking Among Giant Tortoises in the Santa Cruz Highlands

“The tortoise is very fond of water, drinking large quantities, and wallowing in the mud…When the tortoise arrives at the spring, quite regardless of any spectator, he buries his head in the water above his eyes, and greedily swallows great mouthfuls, at a rate of about ten a minute.” ~Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle  … Read More

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