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A Giant Soak

A Giant Soak

Marty’s photo of the day #5059: This is a Galapagos tortoise (also known as a giant tortoise), photographed on Santa Cruz Island. At the time of this photo, the tortoise was migrating from the humid highlands to the dry lowlands and had stopped at a waterhole for a soak. (Photographed in the Galapagos Islands.)

Tortoise Faces

Tortoise Faces

Marty’s photo of the day #4972: Earlier this month, Deb and I spent the night in a treehouse along the migration route of the Galapagos tortoises (also known as giant tortoises) on Santa Cruz island. Their migration from the humid highlands to the dry lowlands is only about five miles, but that’s quite a feat […]