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Giant Tortoises crossing the road
HelenB

Giant Tortoises crossing the road (Chelonoidis nigra)

On our way to visit the tortoise sanctuary in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island, our coach had to wait a few minutes while these huge tortoises slowly crossed the road!
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Location
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
Date taken
8th Oct 2019
Scientific name
Chelonoidis nigra
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
KC Foggin
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They are huge and nicely illustrated Helen!

Glad they didn't get run over.
 
Ted Nashe
Given the size of them, Helen,
I think that the coach would have
come off the worst in the event of
a collision. Great photo.
 
delia todd
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LOL they really are huge, aren't they Helen.

How exciting that must have been to see them Helen. Thanks for showing them to us lass.
 
Stanley Jones
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Now that is an inconvenience that is not really an inconvenience (lol). How cool is this! TFS Helen!
 

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