The giant tortoise is one of the most known symbols of the Galapagos Islands. Scientists believe the tortoise’s lifespan is somewhere around 150 years. They lead a relatively peaceful life, napping almost 16 hours per day! The rest of their time is spent foraging on leaves and cactus and basking in the sun. Join us in the Galapagos to see giant tortoises in the wild 🐢 nathab.com/galapagos | Natural Habitat Adventures

The largest living tortoise, they were once so common that Spanish colonists named the Galápagos islands after them – as Galápagos meant tortoise in Old Spanish. Over 3000 were recorded gathering together around the time people first arrived on the islands. Galápagos tortoises can survive a year without food or water, which sadly led to sailors harvesting them from the islands for food during their travels. Around 100,000 were taken from the islands by 1830, mostly by British whaling ships. Toda

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