How are the different types adapted to their environment How can we protect them Galapagos Giant Tortoises It is likely that the 10 species of giant tortoise living on the Galapagos Islands all evolved from a common ID: 511431
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What habitats to they need
?
How are the different types
adapted to their environment?
How can we protect them?
Galapagos Giant TortoisesSlide3
It is likely that the 10 species of giant tortoise living on the Galapagos Islands all evolved from a common
ancestor.Slide4Slide5
Habitat AdaptationSlide6
Female giant
tortoises
can travel up to several miles to their nesting areas of dry, sandy ground to lay their eggs, they lay between 2 -16 eggs the size of tennis balls!Slide7
Warm nest temperatures lead to the tortoises becoming female, while cool temperatures increase the likelihood that the hatchlings are male
.Slide8
Giant Tortoise
can survive for long periods of time without water, but they do love a long drink and a wallow in water and mud pools.Slide9Slide10
Tracking Tortoises
:
The
Galapagos Tortoise Movement Ecology ProgrammeSlide11
The trackers are attached to the tortoise shell using high-grade plumbers glue! Slide12Slide13
Scaling a VolcanoSlide14Slide15
Measuring the EnvironmentSlide16
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