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The Galápagos Islands were discovered in 1535, but first appeared on the maps, of Gerardus Mercator and Abraham Ortelius, around 1570. [7] The islands were named "Insulae de los Galopegos" (Islands of the Tortoises) in reference to the giant tortoises found there.
An Aldabra giant tortoise, an example of a giant tortoise.. Giant tortoises are any of several species of various large land tortoises, which include a number of extinct species, [1] as well as two extant species with multiple subspecies formerly common on the islands of the western Indian Ocean and on the Galápagos Islands.
In February 2020, the Galápagos National Park, along with the Galápagos Conservancy, reported that a female tortoise was directly related to the species that Lonesome George was a part of. This female was among thirty tortoises that were found to be related to two species that are considered extinct.
Santa Cruz giant tortoise Bottlenose dolphins jumping off the Galápagos Islands. One of the best-known animals is the Galápagos tortoise, which once lived on ten of the islands. Now, some tortoise species are extinct or extinct in the wild and they live on six of the islands. The tortoises have an average lifespan of over 130 years.
The Pinta Island tortoise [4] (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii [2] [5]), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, [2] Abingdon Island tortoise, [1] or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, [2] is a recently extinct subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island.
The post 50 Animals So Giant It’s Hard To Believe They’re Real (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. ... #26 Galápagos Tortoise. One Of The Biggest Vertebrate And An Endangered Species ...
Scientists have reported that a rare species of giant tortoise thought to have died out more than a century ago is not in fact extinct. Genetic research has shown that a female specimen discovered ...
English: Map showing the current and extinct species distribution of the Galápagos tortoise by its sub-species. Galapagos location map from: File:Galapagos Islands topographic map-fr.png; Galapagos islands redrawn as vector, based upon File:Galapagos tortoise distribution Line diagram.png