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You will also have a guided walk in the highlands of Santa Cruz where you can see the iconic giant tortoises as they roam the island.

Enjoy walking the ranch surrounded by giant tortoises as they go about their day.

Enjoy photographing and walking among the giant tortoises as they navigate the grasslands.

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This is the story of the famous Lonesome George, a giant tortoise who was the last of his species, lived to be one hundred years old, and became known as the rarest creature in the world.

Rescue of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature will ensure that biologists have a place to resolve naming disputes, such as the one over this giant tortoise officially known as Testudo gigantea

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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.

As the first giant tortoise, weighing in at about 100 kilograms, started to lumber aboard the platform at Rotterdam's zoo, Chiari thought, «Oh my gosh, it's going to crush everything.»

Until his death in 2012, the giant tortoise had stood as a global conservation icon for four decades.

Galapagos Conservancy's primary partners in the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative include the Galapagos National Park Directorate and several scientists from institutions within Ecuador as well from other countries.

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.

Here you can see beautiful, rare animals such as the giant tortoise and se iguana.

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.

Over the following five days, the adventures continue as you'll snorkel with green sea turtles and walk along the white sandy beaches of Isla Española; visit the Charles Darwin Research Center to see giant tortoises and walk through the lave tubes on Isla Santa Cruz.

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.

Galapagos Conservancy's primary partners in the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative include the Galapagos National Park Directorate and several scientists from institutions within Ecuador as well from other countries.

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.

You will also enjoy the other iconic animals, such as sea lions, marine iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs, and giant tortoises at the Charles Darwin Research Center.

Residents have killed giant tortoises out of resentment over their role as icons of preservation.