[DOC] [TLE] Galapagos tortoises - creation.com [PAR] The Galpagos tortoises were subject to overhunting by humans who kept ... 
These range from a large dome shape to a saddle shape. ... Galpagos islands 
derive their name from the Spanish galpago, meaning a type ... This is not likely 
to have been intended as islands of the saddles, but rather islands of the 
tortoises. [DOC] [TLE] Long-Extinct Galpagos Tortoise Species May Be On Its Way Back ... [PAR] Dec 14, 2015 ... Website Name ... The giant tortoises of the Galpagos Islands are famous for 
their ... for these prehistoric-looking creatures, using an old Spanish world for 
tortoise ... and were easier to catch than the domed tortoises; saddleback meat 
was ... Back in 2008, scientists tagged some 1,600 giant tortoises found... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about EQUATOR - StudyStack [PAR] THESE ISLAND WERE NAMED FROM THE SPANISH FOR "SADDLES", FOR 
THE SADDLEBACK TORTOISES FOUND THERE, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. [DOC] [TLE] Conserving the Galapagos Giant Tortoises | Actforlibraries.org [PAR] Galapago' in Spanish means saddle', so the islands have taken their name from 
these creatures, as the Spanish thought their shells resembled saddles. ... to be 
over 80 years old, a Saddleback Tortoise from Pinta Island, where he was found 
in 1971, ... At that time, we watched George as though he were the last of his line. [DOC] [TLE] Galapablog [PAR] 2 Dic 2014 ... As a general rule, saddleback tortoises are found on islands where ... in fact been 
an ancient Spanish word for tortoise for over 2,000 years, ... indicating that the 
saddles were in fact named so because of their ... Many people I talk to about 
Galpagos are surprised to learn that these islands are inhabited,... [DOC] [TLE] July | 2016 | Living With The Wild Boys... [PAR] Jul 14, 2016 ... The two older boys were ecstatic because we let them ride in the back with the 
guide ... We left the dry dark lava of the south and found green mangrove and 
other ... Our next stop was the Cueva de Sucre (Sucre's Cave), named after the .... 
the tortoises, the finches, and the iguanas endemic to these islands. [DOC] [TLE] #20. pet a tortoise in the Galapagos Islands | TURTLES!!! | Pinterest ... [PAR] Giant Sea Tortoises in the Galapagos Islands! rowadventures.com #Galapagos 
.... There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, mostly in ..... These baby 
#turtle hatchlings on @Fitzroy Island, Queensland were way too cute to resist. .... 
blue iguana - just bought one of these guys this weekend, named it Peir . Save [DOC] [TLE] Giant Galapagos Tortoise (Chester Zoo) | Reptiles | Pinterest ... [PAR] Tortoise Diego Saddleback - Galapagos .. going for that delicious looking salad 
..... San Diego Zoo have found that the Galpagos tortoises really enjoy having 
their ...... the islands were named after them ("galapago" means "tortoise" in 
Spanish). ... These giant tortoises are so iconic that the islands were named after 
them (. [DOC] [TLE] ON THE BACKS OF TORTOISES - The University of North Carolina ... [PAR] Apr 18, 2012 ... "The natural history of these islands is eminently curious, and well deserves .... 
they were named for the saddle-like shells of their largest .... Galpagos, popular 
myth holds that Darwin discovered evolution on the backs of tortoises after ...... 
Echoing the account of sixteenth century Spanish captain Diego de. [DOC] [TLE] Itinerary C - Galapagos Odyssey [PAR] PM - Tortoise breeding center / Wetlands & beach (Isabela). 3, Saturday, AM - 
Punta Moreno (Isabela). PM - Elizabeth Bay (Isabela). 4, Sunday, AM - Punta... [DOC] [TLE] Galapagos Reptiles - of Bihrmann [PAR] The Giant Tortoises of the Galapagos islands have named the islands. ... 
Panama (who made the first recorded of the islands) of a type of saddles: 
Spanish; "galpago". ... There was once more than 250.000 of these giants on 
the islands. .... 13 adults were found in the early 1970s and held at the Charles 
Darwin Research... [DOC] [TLE] Galapagos Odyssey | Swordbilled Expeditions

Question: These islands were named from the Spanish for "saddles", for the saddleback tortoises found there
Answer: Galapagos Islands