It was turtle of the year 2021.
Santa Cruz giant tortoises, with a dome-shaped shell, live on the larger Galapagos Islands with lush vegetation in rain-drenched, higher regions.
They are among the largest tortoises on earth.
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It was turtle of the year 2021.
Santa Cruz giant tortoises, with a dome-shaped shell, live on the larger Galapagos Islands with lush vegetation in rain-drenched, higher regions.
They are among the largest tortoises on earth.
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What will the weather be like today?
Baltra (Spanish: Isla Baltra) is one of the smaller islands of the Galápagos archipelago.
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The Galapagos albatross (Phoebastria irrorata). It is the only species of the albatross family that occurs in the tropics. Mainly on Isla Española.
Outside the breeding season - from mid-January to the end of March - the albatrosses return to mainland Ecuador.
The Galapagos albatross is the largest bird in the archipelago, with a wingspan of 240 cm.
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The sea is our life
We owe our well-being to the waves and the unpredictable currents around the islands.
Fragile as a child, we must be careful at every step not to destroy what is so beautiful and fertile, and the soul of our inspiration.
I, like you, magnificent bird, must respect the limits of nature, because in time everything will be exhausted.
Thank you for the life on our islands, fauna, flora of Galapagos.
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Das Meer ist unser Leben
Wir verdanken unser Wohlergehen den Wellen und den unberechenbaren Strömungen um die Inseln.
Zerbrechlich wie ein Kind, müssen wir bei jedem Schritt darauf achten, das nicht zu zerstören, was so schön und fruchtbar ist, und die Seele unserer Inspiration.
Ich, wie du, großartiger Vogel, muss die Grenzen der Natur respektieren, weil sich mit der Zeit alles erschöpfen wird.
Danke für das Leben auf unseren Inseln, Fauna, Flora von Galapagos.
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