Galapagos Tortoise ("saddle" variety)

Posted by Terry Dunham on July 26, 2000 at 22:26:23:

In Reply to: Field "collecting" in the Galapagos posted by Terry Dunham on July 26, 2000 at 21:52:31:

This tortoise was on display in the Charles Darwin Research Center: specimens like this one, with the carapace bowed high over the neck, are said to be of the "saddle" shell variety. It's theorized these evolvedthis way because they could extend their heads higher and thus better reach food overhead.

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