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The Galápagos or Galapagos Islands are named for their giant tortoises, [3] ... The islands are found at the coordinates 1°40'N–1°36'S, ...
The Galapagos Islands were discovered by chance on 10 March 1535, when the Dominican friar Fray Tomas de Berlanga, Bishop of Panama, went to Peru in pursuance of an order of the Spanish monarch, Charles V, to arbitrate in a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and his subordinates after the conquest of the Inca empire.
Map showing locations of Galapagos tortoises. Originally known from only one male specimen found (and killed) by members of the 1906 California Academy of Sciences expedition, [11] there were discoveries of putative tortoise droppings and cactus bite marks in 1964 and 2013, and an unconfirmed sighting in 2009.
Captive Galapagos tortoises can live up to 177 years. [4] For example, a captive individual, Harriet, lived for at least 175 years. Spanish explorers, who discovered the islands in the 16th century, named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning "tortoise". [5] Galápagos tortoises are native to seven of the Galápagos Islands.
On June 24, 2012, at 8:00 A.M. local time, Galápagos National Park director Edwin Naula announced that Lonesome George had been found dead by Fausto Llerena, who had looked after him for forty years. [21] [22] Naula suspected that the cause of death was cardiac arrest. [23] A necropsy confirmed that George died from natural causes. [24]
A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea. ... In 2019, scientists found on the island a ...
More than just a fun time for the birds, this dance lets them know if they have found a compatible mate. ... The Galapagos albatross is critically endangered with a declining population. Today ...
A viral image falsely claims to show a new species of coral discovered off the coast of the Galapagos Islands. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...