In 2015, the Galapagos authorities announced the discovery of a new species of tortoise that they called Chelonoidis donfaustoi, named after Fausto Llerena, the park ranger who for 40 years looked ...

Conservation efforts focus on preserving the genetic diversity of these giant tortoise species. Galapagos giant tortoises are mostly solitary creatures, but they occasionally gather in groups ...

Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals in the world. Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the ...

The giant tortoises are known for ... Virtually synonymous with the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, they were one of the species that helped Charles Darwin form his theory of evolution ...

Things to do on the Galápagos Islands include spending time with local wildlife and hiking to the rim of one of the world's largest volcanic craters.

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on ... thick beak for eating seeds. The tortoises on some islands have shells ...

Iconic species such as tortoises, finches, boobies, and marine iguanas could suffer. The famed ecosystems that taught the world about natural selection may teach us a lesson yet again, offering us ...

Xavier Castro Outdoorsy types don't flock to this white sand ... coastline for some quality face time with the Galapagos' marine turtles. If you visit between January and February, you may even ...

San Cristóbal Island is also renowned for its diverse wildlife, featuring three species of boobies (blue-footed, red-footed and Nazca), giant tortoises, sea lions and Galápagos sharks.