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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. [34]
Pinta was the original home to Lonesome George, perhaps the most famous tortoise in the Galápagos Islands. He was the last known representative of the subspecies Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii. The most northern major island in the Galápagos, at one time Isla Pinta had a thriving tortoise population.
Captive Galapagos tortoises can live up to 177 years. [4] For example, a captive individual, Harriet, lived for at least 175 years. Spanish explorers, who discovered the islands in the 16th century, named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning "tortoise". [5] Galápagos tortoises are native to seven of the Galápagos Islands.
The Oklahoma City Zoo just announced the births of five rare giant tortoises. The babies are Volcan Acedo, a subspecies of Galapagos Tortoise native to the Acedo Volcano at the center of the ...
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Harriet (formerly Harry; c. 1830 – 23 June 2006) was a Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger, specifically a western Santa Cruz tortoise C. n. porteri) who had an estimated age of 175 years at the time of her death in Australia.
Galapagos tortoises are the largest tortoises in the world. While you couldn't tell in the video, they are massive creatures; males can reach lengths of up to 6 feet from head to tail and weigh of ...
Home to giant Galápagos tortoises of the subspecies Chelonoidis duncanensis and Galápagos sea lions, the island has no visitor facilities and a permit is required for legal visits. Pinta (Louis) Island – Named after the Pinta caravel, it has an area of 60 km 2 (23 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 777 m (2,549 ft).