Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra hoodensis) with a pronounced saddleback carapace, anta Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra hoodensis) with a pronounced saddleback carapace adapted to scarce and dry vegetation, part of the captive breeding program for the Española tortoise of the Charles Darwin Research station, Puerto Ayuro, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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Size: 4928px × 3280px
Location: Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Photo credit: © GFC Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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