Wild Galápagos tartaruga gigante Geochelone elephantopus, Isola di Santa Cruz, Isole Galapagos, Ecuador

• Collaboratore: B.O'Kane / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: C3X29C
• Dimensioni dei file: 51,2 MB (2,3 MB Download compresso)
• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 5184 x 3455 px | 43,9 x 29,3 cm | 17,3 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
• Data acquisizione: 20 aprile 2011
• Ubicazione: Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Altre informazioni

The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra or Geochelone elephantopus) is the largest living species of tortoise, reaching weights of over 400 kg (880 lb) and lengths of over 1.8 meters (6 ft). With life spans in the wild of over 100 years, it is one of the longest-lived vertebrates. A captive individual lived at least 170 years. The tortoise is native to seven of the Galapagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago about 1, 000 km (620 mi) west of the Ecuadorian mainland. Spanish explorers who discovered the islands in the 16th century named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning tortoise.

Parole chiave associate all'immagine

• all'aperto
• animali
• brada
• chelonoidis nigra
• di fuori
• ecuador
• elephantopus
• exterier
• fauna selvatica
• foresta
• galapagos giant tortoise
• geochelone
• in esterno
• isola di santa cruz
• isole
• rizzontale
• testuggine