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Uhm what is that it’s huge?
Issa sea tortoise, like the ones that can live to around 500 years old. They’re capable of getting quite large from what I gather.
I know I just reblogged this yesterday but… I just got to watch this full screen and I WANT TO HUG THIS TURTLE! I WANT TO BE ITS FRIEND!
that is a mini-a’tuin is what it is
There hadn’t been one single baby tortoise sighting in more than a century on the Galapagos Island of Pinzon, until a small group of the tiny, shelled youngsters were spotted this year.
The recent births are helping to pull the critically endangered animals back from the brink of extinction after they were nearly laid to waste as a result of human activity.
This is huge news for a species that has been struggling to survive for a century, relying on humans raising young tortoises bred in captivity until they are large enough to not fall prey to rats and predators.
Have some good news!
