The Natural History of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise

by Cruz Márquez

The first tortoises to accidentally arrive in Galapagos 2-3 million years ago were able to adapt to their harsh environment, find one another, and establish themselves on at first one and then on at least ten islands. By the 1960's, centuries of exploitation by whalers, privateers, traders, collectors and colonists had all but eliminated these enormous lumbering beasts from the landscape.

Thanks to the strenuous efforts of scientists and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1719223955
• ISBN13: 9781719223959
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"