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Giant Tortoise, Geochelone elephantopus, wild, vegetation, sunlit woodland glade, Santa Cruz, Galapagos

Giant Tortoise in natural habitat on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

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Wild Giant Tortoise on the island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos Island.

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photograph of a Giant tortoise

Giant Tortoise; Geochelone elephantopus; animal; reptile; herbivore; shell; tortoise; Galapagos islands; vegetarian;

photograph of a Giant tortoise

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photograph of a Giant tortoise walking along

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photograph of a Giant tortoise swimming in green water

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Galapagos tortoise; Geochelone elephantopus; Isla Santa Cruz; Indefatigable Island; Galapagos islands; Ecuador; South America; Wild; Highlands; wildlife; nature; UNESCO

Galapagos tortoise

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Galapagos tortoise

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Galapagos tortoise

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Galapagos tortoise

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Galapagos tortoise

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A captive Giant tortoise

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close-up of A Giant tortoise (Captive)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Geochelone elephantopus, "Lonesome George" sole survivor, Pinta Island, rarest animal in world, breeding centre, Charles Darwin, evolution, island species, saddle shaped shell, Pacific Ocean, Research Station, Santa Cruz

Close up of Lonesome Geeorge the sole survivor from Pinta Island.

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A giant tortoise (geochelone elephatopus) prepares for a charge towards food at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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Giant Lonesome George Galapagos tortoise Pinta Island Tortoise Geochelone nigra abingdoni Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island Opuntia

Giant Lonesome George Galapagos tortoise Pinta Island Tortoise Geochelone nigra abingdoni Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island

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A giant tortoise (geochelone elephatopus) growls on the feeding pad at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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A giant tortoise (geochelone elephatopus) sits by a pool in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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A pair of giant tortoise (Geochelone Elephatopus) growl at each other on the 'feeding pad' at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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A giant tortoise (geochelone elephatopus) in the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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A giant tortoise (geochelone elephatopus) looks up at the camera from within its enclosure at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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Two giant tortoises (geochelone elephatopus) fight and jockey for position on the feeding pad at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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Two giant tortoise (geochelone elephatopus) battle for position on the feeding pad at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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Renate Nahum giant tortoise Ecuador Galapagos islands Española

Galapagos giant tortoise santa cruz shells fight

Galapagos giant Tortoise Santa Cruz Island

Galapagos giant tortoise santa cruz shells

Galapagos giant tortoise santa cruz shells

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A giant tortoise (geochelone elephatopus) storms across a field in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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A Giant Tortoise protected at the sanctuary on Santa Cruz island of the Galapagos Islands

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Galapagos giant tortoise santa cruz shells

Puerto Ayore, Galapagos, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, ocean, sea, nature, landscape, wilderness, countryside, rocks, vegetation, plants, trees, lichen, animals, rocks, turtles, giant turtles

Puerto Ayore, Galapagos, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, ocean, sea, nature, landscape, wilderness, countryside, rocks, vegetation, plants, trees, lichen, animals, rocks, turtles, giant turtles

Puerto Ayore, Galapagos, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, ocean, sea, nature, landscape, wilderness, countryside, rocks, vegetation, plants, trees, lichen, animals, rocks, turtles, giant turtles

Puerto Ayore, Galapagos, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, ocean, sea, nature, landscape, wilderness, countryside, rocks, vegetation, plants, trees, lichen, animals, rocks, turtles, giant turtles

Puerto Ayore, Galapagos, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, ocean, sea, nature, landscape, wilderness, countryside, rocks, vegetation, plants, trees, lichen, animals, rocks, turtles, giant turtles

Giant turtle feeding

Puerto Ayore, Galapagos, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean, ocean, sea, nature, landscape, wilderness, countryside, rocks, vegetation, plants, trees, lichen, animals, rocks, turtles, giant turtles

Giant turtle feeding

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A giant tortoise at a wildlife park in the UK. Could be a Geochelone gigantea, Aldabra Giant Tortoise.

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Left front leg & foot of giant tortoise at a wildlife park in the UK. Could be a Geochelone gigantea, Aldabra Giant Tortoise.

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The Giant's ring is a large earthwork circle, roughly 200m across, built about 2700 BCE during the Neolithic period. This is one of the finest in Britain and Ireland. In the middle is a tomb (now known as a dolmen) made up of five upright stones and a capstone, the bare frame of what was originally a chamber grave, covered with a cairn of stones and earth.

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Two giants in Hastings Castle, East Sussex, England. Part of the Jack in the Green festivities. Heralding in the summer.

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The Giants Causeway is a World Heritage Site on the north Antrim coast of Northern Ireland. Formed by volcanic activity its natural features include hexagonal basalt rock formations. The Causeway is located about three miles from Bushmills.

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A giant tortoise (Geocheone elephatopus) races at full speed across a field in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador.

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Mountain Tortoise x 2, natural habitat, Geochelone pardalis, Eastern Cape, S Africa

It is an offence in South Africa to move a tortoise, unless it is in danger on a road.

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Mountain Tortoise x 2, natural habitat, Geochelone pardalis, Eastern Cape, S Africa

It is an offence in South Africa to move a tortoise unless it is in danger on a road.

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Mountain tortoise skeleton, Geochelone pardalis, Eastern Cape, South Africa drought

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Giant Land Tortoises of the Galapagos Islands. Charles Darwin's study of the fauna of the Islands contributed to his theory of evolution. Wood engraving published 1884.

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Two of the Giants guarding the area at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Galapagos flycatcher

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Giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands which were observed by Charles Darwin. In foreground are two Finches, another group of Galapagos fauna of which Darwin made a particular study and contributed to his theory of evolution. Wood engraving, 1894.

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ANTARCTICA -- The Southern Giant Petrel ( Macronectes giganteus ) has a hooked bill which is a powerful tool for tearing food and also serves as a weapon. They build their nest on exposed rock, usually on a high point so they can survey the area around them -- Picture by Jon Brack / Lightroom Photos / US NSF

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Looking out at sea over Giants Causeway

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Galapagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Ecuador Galapagos islands Isabela peeling shedding shin moulting

Galapagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Ecuador Galapagos islands Isabela peeling shedding shin moulting

Giant, tortoise, at Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia, Galapagos, islands

Galapagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Ecuador Galapagos islands Isabela peeling shedding shin moulting

Galapagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Ecuador Galapagos islands Isabela peeling shedding skin moulting

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Galapagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Ecuador Galapagos islands Isabela peeling shedding shin moulting

Galapagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Ecuador Galapagos islands Isabela peeling shedding shin moulting yellow

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Galapagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Ecuador Galapagos islands Isabela

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Close up of this rare lizard.