Ancient Galapagos tortoise makes slow trip through mudhole
1 年前
Galapagos tortoise are enormous creatures that are incredible to watch. They are the largest living species of tortoises, reaching an incredible weight of up to 417kg (919lbs). They are among the oldest living creatures on earth, possibly having a life span of up to 200 years.
These tortoise are descended from giant tortoises in Africa. It is believed that they drifted across the ocean on rafts of vegetation long ago. They are able to survive for up to a year without access to fresh water or food. Few animals would be capable of an extremely lengthy journey like this.
Since their arrival in the Galapagos Islands, the tortoises have adapted to life in unique climates. Each sub species on each island has different characteristics that demonstrate their evolution to meet the challenges of their habitat and conditions.
This giant male has found a place to drink and cool off on a hot day. He wanders through this mud hole in the company of several other tortoises. The tortoises here wander freely over the island, grazing on vegetation in the highlands and making a long trek to the coast to lay their eggs. The people of the Galapagos Islands have a healthy respect for these majestic creatures.
Giant tortoise populations declines drastically over the last two centuries due to overharvesting of the tortoises for meat, as well as habitat encroachment by humans. In recent years, the tortoises have been making a comeback due to conservation efforts. Captive breeding and the banning of harvesting tortoises has increased their numbers significantly.
相關影片推薦
- 2:19上班途中等紅燈 45歲駕駛遭後車追傷重亡華視影音79,174 次觀看・8 小時前
- 1:48直擊富士山「黑幕」動工中 遊客搶最後一刻拍照 官員指「亂象不停、黑布不撤」Yahoo奇摩(國際通)27,192 次觀看・7 小時前
- 1:35已婚男帶女子住高檔摩鐵 突然猝死妻錯愕|#鏡新聞鏡新聞21,311 次觀看・2 天前
- 1:35殯葬大亨董娘出車禍 家屬控肇事者毒駕惹禍|#鏡新聞鏡新聞205,681 次觀看・1 天前
- 4:23唐綺陽運勢 / 本週星座運勢:5/6~5/12一周星象預報!火星能量爆發,把握當下積極採取行動吧!唐綺陽談星室16,365 次觀看・9 小時前
- 1:37素食賓客誤食「干貝絲」 新娘怒控:婚禮被毀了華視影音55,776 次觀看・1 天前
- 1:4131歲接家業! 殷琪婚姻兩度觸礁又未婚生子民視影音554,554 次觀看・3 天前
- 1:49世界最大規模選舉 耗時6周、逾9億人投票 印度祭熱氣球、身體彩繪催投票率Yahoo奇摩(國際通)3,370 次觀看・8 小時前
- 2:08五億高中生6/28宣判 夏男遭嗆「回頭狠瞪」TVBS新聞網影音2,744 次觀看・6 小時前
- 1:28兒媳搶家產 打人 還趕公公出門? 竹北紅布條引熱議東森新聞影音349,486 次觀看・2 天前
熱門必看
- 6:29精華|哪些星座E人最多?射手不負眾望奪冠啦~唐綺陽談星室31,380 次觀看・3 天前
- 10:42一日快玩高雄怎麼玩夠本? 南部粽、彩色港口!10大景點全攻略Yahoo創作摩人50,193 次觀看・1 週前
- 8:41【戰鬥陀螺X】" 極限一擊!! " UX-02 惡魔戰鎚 官方改造範例測試 (ベイブレードバーストX、Beyblade )雷達之星5,281 次觀看・6 天前
- 12:49【換乘戀愛3】EP.17-20 周元三角戀結局好意外?節目剪輯騙倒觀眾?成員最新近況更新來哩!Ki笑人生4,296 次觀看・1 天前
- 20:51想降膽固醇看這集|吃這些不用擔心高血脂 Ft.阿環小姐 [送你營養吃]黃君聖Sunny營養師3,201 次觀看・2 天前