Welcome sign for the Charles Darwin Center and Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Young tortoises at Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Young tortoises, with numbers (and microchips) at Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Tree cactus at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Tree cactus at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Tree cactus at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
A tortoise calling card. When an animal designed as a meat-eater eats coarse vegetation, there is not much efficiency, but a lot of waste.
Large breeder at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Large breeders at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Defensive posture of tortoise at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Large dome-back breeder at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Yellow warbler at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Large breeders at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Large breeders at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Slow motion dispute among large breeders at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Slow motion dispute among large breeders at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Smaller tortoise attempts to roll over the larger during dispute at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Tortoise feeding on plants at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Tortoise feeding at the Charles Darwin Center and Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Finch drinking water at the Charles Darwin Center and Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Finch at the Charles Darwin Center and Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Tortoise feeding on plants during dispute at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Tortoise arguing while feeding on plants at the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Sign showing cooperative effort to generate “green” electricity from photovoltaics and wind at the Charles Darwin Center and Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
OceansArt.us photographer John at the Charles Darwin Center , Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Plant berries ripening at the Charles Darwin Center and Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Map of facilities at the Charles Darwin Center and Galapagos National Park Tortoise Breeding Center, Santa Cruz Island (Isla Santa Cruz), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador