860-292474 - Giant Seychelles tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Turtle island, Prison island, Zanzibar. This island was used as a prison for slaves, and four giant Seychelles tortoises were introduced. Today, they are protected from poachers, and the oldest are between 170 and 200 years old.
860-292064 - Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). Frightened and quickly rushing past a resting female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) which does not show any interest at all in the little chelonian. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
860-291910 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming back to the surface to breathe after feeding on seagrass. Abu Dabbab Bay, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Red Sea
1112-8388 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), found in Rancho Manzanillo, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8387 - Preserved Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), known as Lonesome George, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8386 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8385 - Close-up of foot of captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8381 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), found in Rancho Manzanillo, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8378 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), found in Rancho Manzanillo, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8377 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis spp), found in Rancho Manzanillo, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8375 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), found in Rancho Manzanillo, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8368 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8369 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), found in Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8367 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis spp), found in Rancho Manzanillo, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8357 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis spp), Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8354 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis spp), Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8352 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis spp), Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-8348 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp), found in Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
832-403336 - Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) . Frightened and quickly rushing past a resting female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) which does not show any interest at all in the little chelonian. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa
1116-51733 - Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) lumbers slowly across a long, straight dirt road that stretches off to the horizon. Beyond the grass verge, there is dense forest on either side; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1116-51734 - Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) lumbers slowly across a long, straight dirt road that stretches off to the horizon. Beyond the grass verge, there is dense forest on either side; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1116-51272 - A Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigrita) lumbers slowly across a long, straight dirt road that stretches off to the horizon. Beyond the grass verge, there is dense forest on either side. Shot with a Nikon D810 in the Galapagos Islands; Galapagos Islands, Galapagos, Ecuador
860-290422 - Snorkeler with Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), one of the three species found in Mediterranean Sea. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea
860-289869 - Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
860-289868 - Loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Vulnerable. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
1174-8643 - Close up of a leopard tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis, feet and head coming out of it's shell, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-5212 - A leopard tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis, stands on sand, alert, head out of shell, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1245-1287 - Giant Tortoise at Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz (Indefatigable) Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1116-41400 - A giant Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) beds down for the night below a tree house at the Tortoise Farm on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Archipelago, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1116-41401 - Giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) are the largest living species of tortoise that can grow up to 880 pounds and reach more than 6 feet in length, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1112-3474 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus), in Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-3476 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus), face detail, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
1112-3475 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus), with tourists on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America