Wednesday, May 29, 2013

ABC Wednesday—T is for "tortoise"

There were once more than a hundred thousand
of these giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands.
(The Spanish sailors who discovered the islands in
1535 named them for these creatures; the Spanish for
tortoise is galàpago.)  Now there are only about
15,000 of them left, and they are fiercely protected.
This venerable old fellow lives the good life at
the Charles Darwin Research Station.

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8 comments:

  1. wow Alexa! - such a great portrait.

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  2. Amazing Alexa! This is a great photo of this noble fellow.

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  3. I am absolutely in love with turtles and tortoises. What a beautiful face this guy/gal has.

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  4. Wonderful photo!
    Great choice for 'T'
    Have a beautiful day!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  5. what a face. a shame they're going away...
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  6. Whoa, what a great up close picture. Looks like a wise older gentlemen.
    ann

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  7. Gosh! A face only a mother could love! Terrific choice!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  8. Amazing! What a fascinating face!

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