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The Floreana Island giant tortoise was wiped out in the 19th century, but close relatives found on other islands might be key to bringing it back

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Two millennia ago, millions of giant tortoises roamed Madagascar, an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa that is rich in species found nowhere else on Earth.

Similar plans to replace missing giant tortoises have been carried out in several locations, including Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands, and «researchers have seen very good success everywhere,» Pedrono told LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet.

The plan seems like a good one, says Elizabeth Hunter, an ecologist at the University of Georgia who has studied giant tortoise restoration on the Galapagos Islands but wasn't involved in Pedrono's research.

His menagerie included a flock of flightless kiwis from New Zealand (which accompanied him to Cambridge when he arrived as a university student in 1887), 144 giant tortoises imported from the Galápagos Islands, a sheep - size South American rodent called a capybara, as well as wild asses, spiny and scaly anteaters, emus, and kangaroos.

During his travels on the Beagle, Darwin noticed subtle anatomical differences between giant tortoises living on different islands in the archipelago, which would later inform his theory of evolution by natural selection.

On Mauritius's Round Island, giant tortoises from Madagascar and the Seychelles are being experimentally introduced to replace the native ones driven to extinction in the 19th century.

Approximately 1,000 years ago, the giant tortoise Chelonoidis alburyorum still made its home in the Bahamas — but that changed shortly after the islands were settled by humans.

Giant tortoise species, along with the endemic rice rats, were the most historically decimated species in the Galapagos Islands.

Lonesome George, a giant tortoise from the island of Pinta in the northern regions of the Galapagos Archipelago, was the last known survivor of the Pinta tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni).

Lonesome George's legacy will be an increased effort in both research and management to restore his island of Pinta and all of the other giant tortoise populations of Galapagos.

Project Pinta, aimed at the restoration of the island in part through the return of giant tortoises is ongoing today.

Sip on tea or champagne in the outdoor water garden, a favorite hangout for the island's meandering giant tortoises.

Visit the Galapagos Islands to be transported into another world, a rocky landscape stripped of most vegetation but bursting with wildlife, including sea lions, penguins, marine iguanas and giant tortoises.

In the company of a local Naturalist, you'll encounter indigenous plants and animals found only in the Galápagos Islands, such as giant tortoises, Galápagos fur sea lions, and marine iguanas — just to name a few.

On islands and surrounding rock formations, marine iguanas, giant land tortoises and tropical seabirds capture the imagination.

Learn the history of the islands and see endemic and native flora and fauna, including Land Iguanas and the ever - popular Giant Tortoise.

Giant tortoises, sea lions, and island birds are in abundance here, and you'll have the chance to spot them all in visits to Santiago Island, North Seymour, and Mosquera Islands, and many more fascinating loisland birds are in abundance here, and you'll have the chance to spot them all in visits to Santiago Island, North Seymour, and Mosquera Islands, and many more fascinating loIsland, North Seymour, and Mosquera Islands, and many more fascinating locales.

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To finish off enjoy a night on Santa Cruz island to explore beaches and visit giant tortoises in their natural habitat.

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Scenic Highlights: One night on Santa Cruz, three nights cruising through the Galápagos National Park aboard the Xavier, visit to see the giant tortoises, watching three species of boobies and two species of frigatebirds nesting together at Punta Pitt, snorkelling with rays and sea turtles in the shadow of Kicker Rock, witnessing the towering volcanic cliffs and the dark - sand beaches of Santiago island.

We'll take you, whether by foot, bike or kayak, to the glacier - clad peaks of Patagonia; the Inca ruins of Peru's Machu Picchu; the giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands; the arresting views from Cotapaxi Volcano in Ecuador; the unique highlands surrounding Lake Titicaca; the hundreds of rivers that feed the mighty Amazon - there's more than enough to do and see here to fill several bucket lists.

Spot Darwin's finches, blue - footed boobies, and giant tortoises on a small expedition ship in the Galápagos Islands (four days from $ 2,427).

After a slow walk of about an hour with many stops for giant crabs, tortoises and birds we arrived at the ruins of the leper colony and the doctor's house which is now a museum with information about Curieuse Island's history.

[26] However, a dispute has broken out between an Ecuadorean ministry and the Galapagos Islands over where the preserved body of a Galapagos giant tortoise should be housed.

Day 3 Dry landing on San Cristobal and visit the breeding centre for endangered giant tortoises on the island's southern shore in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to many bird species including the endemic mockingbird and to the lava lizard.

Dry landing on San Cristobal and visit the breeding centre for endangered giant tortoises on the island's southern shore in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to many bird species including the endemic mockingbird and to the lava lizard.

Day 4 Cruise to the protected island of Curieuse, known for its wild giant tortoises and enjoy a walking tour.

This voyage explores in depth some of the larger islands in the Galapagos, with landings to see Galapagos penguins, Galapagos giant tortoises and a host of unique bird species.

The coat of arms of Seychelles features an Aldabra giant tortoise and a white - tailed tropicbird, two species that are regularly seen on North Island.

Snorkel with sea lions, travel by public speedboats around the Galápagos Islands, camp in the middle of it all to stay closer to nature, visit Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise...

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Snorkel with sea lions, travel by public speedboats around the Galápagos Islands, camp in the middle of nature, visit Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre, hike Si...

On this multi-activity trip, you'll have the chance to snorkel, hike, kayak, and swim the islands, as well as visit a giant tortoise breeding centre and the Charles Darwin Research Station.

Located at the confluence of three ocean currents and isolated from the rest of the world, the islands provide a unique habitat for unusual animal life — such as the land iguana, the giant tortoise and the many types of finch.

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Twelve species have already been extirpated from the island, including the iconic Floreana Mockingbird — meaning they are not extinct, but they are not found there anymore, while a 13th species — the Floreana Giant Tortoise — is considered extinct.

Scenic Highlights: Snorkel with sea lions, travel by public speedboats around the Galápagos Islands, camp in the middle of it all to stay closer to nature, visit Charles Darwin Research Station and the Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre, hike Sierra Negra Volcano.

No other creature represents the Galapagos Islands more than the giant tortoise.

«Lonesome George» is a true to scale bronze sculpture of the infamous lonely giant tortoise whose discovered isolation promoted the start of animal conservation in the Galapagos Islands.

Or for a unique experience try visiting the Galapagos Islands in Equador which features wildlife such as the giant tortoise, marine iguanas, whales, sea birds and much, much more.

Named after the giant tortoise «galapago», the 19 islands and scores of islets are all part of Ecuador's National Park system.

We continue by bus to the highlands on Santa Cruz Island to a private farm to see the giant Galapagos tortoise.

Afternoon: San Cristobal Island: drive through the highalnds of the island to stop at Cerro Colorado, the breeding center for the endangered giant tortoises, found in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to dozens of bird species and the San Cristobal lava lIsland: drive through the highalnds of the island to stop at Cerro Colorado, the breeding center for the endangered giant tortoises, found in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to dozens of bird species and the San Cristobal lava lisland to stop at Cerro Colorado, the breeding center for the endangered giant tortoises, found in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to dozens of bird species and the San Cristobal lava lizard.

Giant tortoises, iguanas, blue - footed - boobies, and Darwin's finches delight on island reaches, while penguins, sea lions, and an endless palette of underwater life beckon from the surf in this «Bucket List» adventure.

Another highlight is the decent population of the island's giant tortoise wherein some are even 150 years old.

Enjoy spotting all the iconic species of the Galapagos Islands, including giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue - footed boobies, frigatebirds, sea lions, pelicans, and Darwin's finches.

Now with the Giant Tortoise you would be forgiven for thinking I was in the Galapagos Islands but in fact I was in the Seychelles, a group of islands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wilIslands but in fact I was in the Seychelles, a group of islands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wilislands smack bang in the middle of the Indian Ocean equally renowned for their beauty and wild life.

To that end we took a seven day cruise with Variety Cruises on a motor yacht with 24 other people that visited eight islands seeing not only the everyday life in villages but the dedicated volunteers who live on the outer islands to preserve the giant tortoises, turtles and other endangered species for our children and grandchildren to enjoy in the future.