A wire barricade against predators wasn’t enough to save these eggs. “Six out of eight are broken,” Cabrera, an investigator with the Galápagos Tortoise Movement Ecology Programme ...

but scientists suspect that the juvenile tortoises spend their first few years hiding in forest undergrowth to avoid their only natural predator: Galápagos hawks (Buteo galapagoensis), according ...

Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought ... With no natural predators, they spread across the islands and split into different species.

But a similar finch on another island has a big, thick beak for eating seeds. The tortoises on some islands have shells that are dome shaped because they eat plants that are low down. But similar ...

There's no place like the Galapagos Islands ... as well as opportunities to see giant tortoises, baby tortoises and land iguanas. One popular beach on the island is the stunning white sand ...

A huge thank you to Ecoventura Galapagos for hosting me ... Since they have no natural predators and food is widely available ...

On average, a Galapagos tortoise grows to about 5 feet long, but the largest recorded was nearly 6 feet. Female tortoises are quite impressive, weighing in at around 250 pounds.

Their gender has yet to be determined. “This is the first time in the world that an albino Galapagos tortoise has been born and kept in captivity. No albino individuals have ever been observed ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: On the way to the ranch, observe giant tortoises harmoniously coexisting with cows. Upon arrival, savor a traditional Galapagos coffee with lemongrass. Also, seize the ...