Volcano erupts on Galápagos island where last known 'fantastic giant tortoise' was found In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts at Fernandina Island, in Galápagos ...

The ancestors of the Galapagos giant tortoise, which can weigh more than 250 kilograms, achieved an enormous size before drifting to the islands from the mainland.

Conservationists have successfully released 560 giant tortoises to the Galápagos Islands as part of a scheme to boost the numbers of the animal, which once came close to extinction.

Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the Galapagos Islands, a province of Ecuador. Of the original 15 species of giant tortoise discovered, only 15 remain and most are critically endangered.

We’re told the record is an 800-pound giant tortoise found living on a different Galápagos island. Photos taken during the KPRC 2 - Houston Zoo trip to the Galápagos Islands in 2022 (KPRC) It ...

A captive breeding program has seen the return of Galapagos giant tortoises to Española in the Galapagos Islands. As the tortoise population rebounds, the island ecosystem is in the process of ...

A captive breeding program has seen the return of Galápagos giant tortoises to Española in the Galápagos Islands. As the tortoise population rebounds, the island ecosystem is in the process of ...

Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have become extinct more than a century ago. The Fernandina Giant Tortoise was thought to have ...

Researchers have defined 16 populations of giant tortoises (Chelonoidis spp.) spread across the Galapagos islands based on differences in their shell shape, behaviour and genetics.

View Giant Tortoise, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador by Sebastião Salgado on artnet. Browse more artworks Sebastião Salgado from Huxley-Parlour.

As a South American travel specialist, I've traveled to the Galápagos Islands several times. Travelers can expect to see species like the giant tortoise and the blue-footed booby. Adventurous ...