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Galapagos Tortoise migration

March 18, 2013 by Ernie J

It’s always interesting to read about new discoveries when it comes to the ancient relative of the Redfoot  – the Galapagos tortoise.

This is a short, but very interesting article on how and why they migrate in the same manner as Reindeer.

National Geographic
Galápagos Tortoises: Slow and Steady MigratorsNational Geographic

On a volcanic island in the Galápagos archipelago, giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) such as the one pictured, undertake a seasonal migration. The surprising finding comes from a tracking study conducted by Stephen Blake, a researcher at Max Planck …

…More at Galápagos Tortoises: Slow and Steady Migrators – National Geographic

 

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