giant tortoise
noun
: any of various large long-lived herbivorous land tortoises (genus Geochelone) formerly common on the islands of the western Indian Ocean and on the Galápagos Islands
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Other sustainability initiatives include habitat restoration on Santa Cruz Island for the endangered Galápagos giant tortoise, a project Ecoventura launched on Earth Day 2024.
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Where to spot jaguars, giant tortoises, and capybaras.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2019, scientists found on the island a giant tortoise not seen in more than a century and had been feared extinct.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Where to spot jaguars, giant tortoises, and capybaras.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2019, scientists found on the island a giant tortoise not seen in more than a century and had been feared extinct.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Giant tortoise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20tortoise. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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