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Galapagos Giant Tortoise

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The Galapagos Giant Tortoise is probably the best well known animal of the Galapagos Isles. Giant Tortoises also know as Galapagos tortoises are mainly found in the highlands of Islands like Santa Cruz San Cristobal Isabela and Española. Galapagos Island Gets 36 Endangered Giant Tortoises Environment The Jakarta Post The Galápagos tortoise has a very high brown and light green shell. Galapagos giant tortoise . The Galápagos tortoise also known as the Galápagos giant tortoise is the 13th heaviest reptile alive today and the largest existing of the species. The Galapagos Giant Tortoise is one of the longest-lived wild species - over 100 years on average. Giant tortoises are endemic to Galapagos with 15 subspecies recorded around the archipelago. However while it is the longest living vertebrate and one of the largest reptiles in the world it is also one of the rarest. In biodiversity and environmental studies at the University of Málaga Málaga Spain. Galapagos comes from the