David Stanley observes a giant tortoise at El Chato Ranch on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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Of the 11 surviving species of Galapagos giant tortoises, those on the humid islands are larger and have domed shells and short necks. These individuals were at El Chato Ranch on Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador.

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This saddleback tortoise is part of a captive breeding program at the Charles Darwin Research Station at Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The long neck and arched shell allow the animal to reach higher vegetation.

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This giant tortoise was seen in the garden of Otoy Restaurant Organic Farms at Cerro Verde on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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After being almost wiped out by packs of feral dogs, yellowish land iguanas have been reintroduced to the area around Cerro Dragon on northern Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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