Long neck Galapagos land tortoise

The different subspecies adapted, like many of the species in Galapagos, to the local environment. There are some which graze the ground and some (like the one in the picture) which feed of leaves. If they want they stand up and stretch their neck to reach leaves in a height of 1.5 meters.

Galápagos Islands

May 3rd 2006
There is just one word to describe the Galápagos Islands which is either AwesomeHasToBeSeenToBeBelievedKindOfPlace or simply wow. Hope you understand that I had to add a million pictures I simply could not decide which to let out. The history of the Islands is the reason why this place is so amazing. The Galapagos Islands are a group of ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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Long neck  Galapagos land tortoise

Long neck Galapagos land tortoise