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A Galapagos Tortoise Weights Almost 1,000 Pounds
Galapagos giant tortoises spend hours each day foraging ... often raiding nests for food. Rats have been so populous on the island — wreaking havoc on the tortoise hatchlings and beyond ...
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A Giant Tortoise Lives in the 'Galápagos of the Indian Ocean'
They survive extreme conditions too — it's not out of the ordinary to see one going without food ... on the Galapagos Islands, which include subspecies like the saddleback tortoise from ...
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Rare giant tortoise surfaces in the Galapagos Islands after a century
Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought ... their ability to endure long periods without food or water to use them as easily stored fresh ...