Galápagos Tortoise

Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos

Animals
Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos
Resurrecting the lost giants of the Galápagos

Galápagos tortoises

  • Animals
  • Photo Ark
Galápagos tortoises
Galápagos tortoises

How an ‘extinct’ tortoise was rediscovered after a century

Animals
How an ‘extinct’ tortoise was rediscovered after a century
How an ‘extinct’ tortoise was rediscovered after a century

This Is the World’s Most Unusual Post Office

Travel
This Is the World’s Most Unusual Post Office
This Is the World’s Most Unusual Post Office
On a remote island in the Galápagos, tourists become mail carriers.

Healthy Diet Helps 183-Year-Old Tortoise Feel Young Again

Weird & Wild
Healthy Diet Helps 183-Year-Old Tortoise Feel Young Again
Healthy Diet Helps 183-Year-Old Tortoise Feel Young Again

Wisdom the Albatross and Other Shockingly Old Moms

Weird & Wild
Wisdom the Albatross and Other Shockingly Old Moms
Wisdom the Albatross and Other Shockingly Old Moms

New Giant Tortoise Species Found on Galápagos Islands

Weird & Wild
New Giant Tortoise Species Found on Galápagos Islands
New Giant Tortoise Species Found on Galápagos Islands

Galápagos Tortoise

Kids
Galápagos Tortoise
Galápagos Tortoise

6 of the World’s Longest-Lived Animals

Weird & Wild
6 of the World’s Longest-Lived Animals
6 of the World’s Longest-Lived Animals

Lonesome George to Be Stuffed, Displayed at NYC Museum

Lonesome George to Be Stuffed, Displayed at NYC Museum
Lonesome George to Be Stuffed, Displayed at NYC Museum

Galápagos Tortoises: Slow and Steady Migrators

Galápagos Tortoises: Slow and Steady Migrators
Galápagos Tortoises: Slow and Steady Migrators

Lonesome George Not the Last of His Kind, After All?

Lonesome George Not the Last of His Kind, After All?
Lonesome George Not the Last of His Kind, After All?
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