Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra)

Query: Galapagos giant tortoise

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Subject:	Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra)

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Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra)

Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title,
"Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature",
Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995

Gal??pagos Giant Tortoise
Long neck
Hard scales on front legs
THERE ARE AT LEAST 13 different subspecies of giant tortoises living on the Gal??pagos Islands. Each has developed slightly different features to suit its habitat and diet. For example, some species have a long neck to enable them to reach high-growing plants.

Dorling Kindersly Multimedia
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http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~reviews/dkmm.html

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Galapagos giant tortoise
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