Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus chatamensis) searching for water among lava stones drying lake-bed Galapagos

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Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus chatamensis) searching for water in dry lakebed, La Galapaguera, St Cristobal, Galapagos Ecuador South America, May 2007

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: La Galapaguera, St Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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