The Aldabra Giant Tortoise is a giant species of Tortoise native to the Aldabra Islands in the Indian ocean. The Aldabra giant tortoise is one of the largest species of Tortoise on the planet and is also one of the world’s longest living animals, with one Aldabra Giant Tortoise individual reaching the grand old age of 255 years old.
The latest annual monitoring trip to Santa Fe Island by the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative team revealed that the tortoises, who have similar genetic ancestry to the extinct Santa Fe Island tortoise species, are thriving in their new home and are benefiting the island ecosystem.
By Wacho Tapia, Director of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative. Leer en español. In the five years since I began leading the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI) in Galapagos, I have organized and led many field expeditions — to Pinzón, … Continue reading →
A total of 67 tortoises hatched this year from the first nesting season of the new Floreana tortoise breeding program, which was started in March by the Galapagos National Park to “bring back” the extinct Floreana tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) using … Continue reading →
Full-text (PDF) | Sex determination (SD) mode is documented in only 26% of turtle species; temperature dependent sex determination (TSD) is common but not ubiquitous. SD mode is documented for only five tortoise species; all of these have TSD with the Ia pattern. Temperature dependent se
New genetic research provides hope of resurrection for the extinct Floreana giant tortoise By volunteer Matthew Brace Giant Tortoises in Galapagos The Galapagos giant tortoise is one of the most famous species in the Archipelago. Originally, 14 subspecies inhabited the Islands and their morphological diversity was one of the inspirations for Darwin’s theory of evolution. read more
The Galapagos giant tortoise is one of the most famous animals of the Islands; with the Archipelago itself being named after them (Galapágo is an old Spanish word for tortoise). Scientists believe the first tortoises arrived in Galapagos 2–3 million years ago by drifting 1,000 kilometres from the South American coast on vegetation rafts, where read more
The Galapagos Islands' giant tortoises are one of the world's best examples of evolution. Scientists are pioneering new conservation strategies to save them from extinction and restore their habitat.
Desde mediados de octubre, un equipo de 70 personas entre guardaparques de la Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos (DPNG) e investigadores y personal de apoyo de Galapagos Conservancy (GC) recorrerá aproximadamente 250 kilómetros cuadrados de San Cristóbal para ejecutar un censo integral de la población de tortugas gigantes de esta isla.
Jonathan, an inimitable Seychelles Giant Tortoise, was recently distinguished with the Guinness World Record for being the world’s oldest animal to walk,
For the first time in more than a century, baby tortoises were born on the Galápagos Islands. Conservationists have worked for decades to make this happen.
Stretching their tiny heads from under their shells, the baby tortoises are the latest offspring born in captivity at the breeding centre on the Galapago
Giant tortoises once inhabited all the continents of the world, with the exception of Antarctica. As the human population grew and people began to colonise new areas…
For three weeks this November, a team of 70 rangers from the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD) and the director of the Giant Tortoise Restoratio
To get content containing either thought or leadership enter:
To get content containing both thought and leadership enter:
To get content containing the expression thought leadership enter:
You can enter several keywords and you can refine them whenever you want. Our suggestion engine uses more signals but entering a few keywords here will rapidly give you great content to curate.
Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
