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• What habitats to they need?
• How are the different types adapted to their environment?
• How can we protect them?
Galapagos Giant Tortoises
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It is likely that the 10 species of giant tortoise living on the
Galapagos Islands all evolved from a common ancestor.
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Habitat Adaptation
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Female giant tortoises can travel up to several miles to their nesting areas of dry, sandy
ground to lay their eggs, they lay between 2 -16 eggs the size of tennis
balls!
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Warm nest temperatures lead to the tortoises
becoming female, while cool temperatures
increase the likelihood that the hatchlings are
male.
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Giant Tortoise can survive for long periods of time without
water, but they do love a long drink and a wallow in water and
mud pools.
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Tracking Tortoises:The Galapagos Tortoise
Movement Ecology Programme
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The trackers are attached to the tortoise shell
using high-grade plumbers glue!
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Scaling a Volcano
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Measuring the Environment
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Thank you for listening!
For more information visit:www.discoveringgalapagos.org.u
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