They live in the Galapagos Islands which are a part of Ecuador.
The Galapagos Islands were named after the giant tortoises that inhabit the islands. The word "Galapagos" means "saddle" in Spanish, referring to the shape of the shells of these tortoises.
Some giant land tortoises of the Galapagos Islands live to be 400 years.
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The Galapagos finches and the Galapagos tortoises.
They're called "Galapagos Tortoises," and they live in the Galapagos Islands, a set of 13 major islands and many smaller inlets that are located west of Equador in South America. Note that tortoises are commonly confused for turtles. Turtles are water-dwelling, omnivorous, and have flat shells, and tortoises are land-dwelling, vegetarian, and have domed shells.
The Galapagos tortoise habitat consists of diverse ecosystems such as grasslands, scrublands, and forests. They can be found in both wet and dry regions of the Galapagos Islands, where they rely on a variety of vegetation for food and shelter. These tortoises are adapted to the volcanic terrain and can withstand harsh environmental conditions such as droughts.
Galapagos Hawk
There are 10 recognized species of Galapagos giant tortoises.
Galapagos Tortoises are reptiles.
There are a variety of tortoises around the world in different countries. For example, there are 3 different types of tortoises on the Galapagos Islands alone.
Yes! They are called "Galapagos tortoises," by the way. They live in the Galapagos Islands, which are 13 main islands and many smaller islands, all of which are off the coast of Equador in South America. Galapagos tortoises are huge, the biggest tortoises alive today, getting to be up to 660 lbs (300 kg)! They eat about 70 lbs. of food, and sometimes a lot more. There are 12 different species of Galapagos tortoises, but two of them are extinct. The remaining Galapagos tortoises are labeled as "threatend" and "vulnerable." A lot of people mistakenly call tortoises "turtles." A turtle is water-dwelling (either sea or fesh water), omnivorous and flat shelled, while tortoises are land-dwelling, vegetarian, and have dome-shaped shells. Also, tortoises are really, really slow (average speed for a Galapagos tortoise is .18 mph!) and turtles are actually surprisingly fast.