500 Pound Shy Tortoise

This 500 Pound Shy Tortoise stuck his head back into his shell when I approached. When the creature withdrew, the air rushing out sounded like a bellows hissing. At first, I thought the animal was angry, but it was just exhaling hair.

delirium77 featured my tortoise in her [link] journal

[link] Galapagos Islands Series

Some Other Galapagos Animals

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Yellow Faced Iguana

Shy Blue Footed Boobie

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