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The Wild Eyes Of The Galápagos

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 03.28.2013 | Travel
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Lindblad Expeditions

In Galápagos, with fear and flight an ocean away, we are privileged to sit and ponder the eyes of the animals for a prolonged period of time. The result is profound and complex, one that left me lying on the ground for minutes in front of an iguana and trying to solve the mysteries of the universe.

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New Hope Emerges For Extinct Turtle Species

AP | FRANK BAJAK | Posted 11.22.2012 | Science
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LIMA, Peru -- Lonesome George, the late reptile prince of the Galapagos Islands, may be dead, but scientists now say he may not be the last giant tort...

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The Galápagos on Your Bucket List? What You Need to Know to Go Post-50

The GypsyNesters | Posted 11.25.2012 | Fifty
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The GypsyNesters

The Galápagos Islands have long been on our bucket list. Finally tuition-free when our youngest graduated from college, we treated ourselves to the adventure of a lifetime.

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Galapagos Islands: Dos and Don'ts

Kris LoPresto | Posted 10.01.2012 | Travel
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Kris LoPresto

The islands are right smack on the equator, give or take a degree or two. The weather is usually a balmy 87 degrees, but it feels like it's 95 and the sun is relentless.

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Lonesome George: When the Last Is No More

Ken White | Posted 08.27.2012 | San Francisco
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Ken White

I've always been drawn to tortoises and turtles, ever since I was a little kid, and I remember as a young man learning of and being moved by the story of Lonesome George.

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Extinct Tortoise Could Be Back From The Dead

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.17.2012 | Science
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Extinct or just hiding out? A long-lost species of the gigantic, slow-moving Galapagos tortoise that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of natural selec...

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Last Known Galápagos Tortoise Seeks Mate

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 07.12.2011 | Green
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Lonesome George is the Galápagos giant tortoise's last hope to stave off extinction. The 100-year-old reptile is the last of his subspecies, a typ...

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Near Century-Old Giant Tortoise 'Lonesome George' Gets 2 New Lovers

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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QUITO, Ecuador — Will Lonesome George ever become a dad? Scientists are still hoping to mate the near century-old giant tortoise from the Galap...

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Have You Admired a Tortoise Lately?

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
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Terry Gardner

Tony Perry's excellent article in the Los Angeles Times on the Galapagos tortoise digs at the San Diego Zoo, "...

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