This Giant Tortoise was in he captive breeding program at the Charles Darwin Research Station in Peurto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. I took this picture on August 12.

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I loved the expression of this Galapagos giant tortoise. #Galapagos #GiantTortoise #nature #photography #animal #reptile #wildlife

Big yawn from a San Cristobal Island giant tortoise, Galapagos Islands #Galapagos #reptile #tortoise #GiantTortoise #SanCristobal #Ecuador #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #photography

Jonathan the 🌍's oldest 🐢 is 190 yo🎈

“He's lived through 2 🌍wars, 8 British 👑s, 40 US presidents. His lifetime has seen
1st 📞 call -1876
1st skyscraper -1885
1st power-driven flight -1903
1st people to walk on the 🌙 -1969

Alive when 1st photo of a person was taken -1838, now he poses for selfies with adoring tourists, born before the creation of the postage stamp -1840 & now appears on them.”

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https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141180557/jonathan-tortoise-birthday-190

Jonathan the 🌍's oldest 🐢 is 190 yo🎈

“He's lived through 2 🌍wars, 8 British 👑s, 40 US presidents. His lifetime has seen
1st 📞 call -1876
1st skyscraper -1885
1st power-driven flight -1903
1st people to walk on the 🌙 -1969

Alive when 1st photo of a person was taken -1838, now he poses for selfies with adoring tourists, born before the creation of the postage stamp -1840 & now appears on them.”

#Wildlife
#GiantTortoise

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141180557/jonathan-tortoise-birthday-190

Jonathan the 🌍's oldest 🐢 is 190 yo🎈

“He's lived through 2 🌍wars, 8 British 👑s, 40 US presidents. His lifetime has seen
1st 📞 call -1876
1st skyscraper -1885
1st power-driven flight -1903
1st people to walk on the 🌙 -1969

Alive when 1st photo of a person was taken -1838, now he poses for selfies with adoring tourists, born before the creation of the postage stamp -1840 & now appears on them.”

#Wildlife
#GiantTortoise

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141180557/jonathan-tortoise-birthday-190

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2022-06-fantastic-giant-tortoise-believed-extinct.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2022-06-fantastic-giant-tortoise-believed-extinct.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com@twitter.com: https://twitter.com/physorg_com/status/1534913241138315265#m

'Fantastic #gianttortoise,' believed extinct, confirmed alive in the Galápagos @princeton @CommsBio @nature https://phys.org/news/2022-06-fantastic-giant-tortoise-believed-extinct.html