See Shells: The 10 Remaining Galápagos Tortoise Subspecies

Iguana Cove Tortoise

(images via: Chicago Zoological Society, iNaturalist and IUCN-SSC)

A population of roughly 2,575 Iguana Cove tortoises can be found at the southwestern tip of Isabella Island at the foot of the 1,640 meter (5,380 ft) high Cerro Azul volcano. Exposure to whalers and sealers over the past several centuries took a…

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