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Photo Gallery: Animals of the Galápagos
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Photo: An endangered Galápagos tortoise with neck outstretched
Photo: Blue-footed booby in the Galápagos IslandsPhoto: A bottlenose dolphin prepares to submergePhoto: Hammerhead sharkPhoto: A red-footed booby on a tree branchPhoto: Green sea turtlePhoto: Black-browed albatross in flightPhoto: An endangered Galápagos tortoise with neck outstretchedPhoto: A marine iguana basking in the sunPhoto: Hawksbill sea turtle
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The largest of the tortoises, the endangered Galápagos tortoise is incredibly long-lived. One captive tortoise lived over 150 years.
Photograph by Tim Laman

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