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Giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra) at the Tortoise Breeding Center on San Cristobal island, Galapagos Archipelago. The tortoises on each island have different shell shapes to allow them to forage for particular food. Pictured here is a tortoise with an intermediate between the dome shell for reaching low growing food, and the saddleback shell for stretching for higher food.

Giant tortoise

Credit: Lucy Schroeder

Digital Credit: Lucy Schroeder

Publisher: Michigan State University

Rights: Image Gallery user terms

Description: Giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra) at the Tortoise Breeding Center on San Cristobal island, Galapagos Archipelago. The tortoises on each island have different shell shapes to allow them to forage for particular food. Pictured here is a tortoise with an intermediate between the dome shell for reaching low growing food, and the saddleback shell for stretching for higher food.

Resolution: 2554x1915

File Size: 1.47 MB

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