How To Use Giant tortoise In A Sentence
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He bred 120 giant tortoises which amble freely around the island.
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Another day, another giant tortoise.
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Examples of such dwarfism or gigantism include the giant tortoises of the Seychelles islands, Indonesia's Komodo dragons, and the boas of the Belizean Snake Cayes.
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Look out for rescued giant tortoises, turtles, magpie robins and other wildlife.
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Other highlights include the wild giant tortoises.
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the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen
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Expect to see giant tortoises and a variety of birds too.
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He bred 120 giant tortoises which amble freely around the island.
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Despite the Jessica accident, tourists still flock to the Galapagos, tempted by a once-in-a-lifetime chance to return the antediluvian stare of a giant tortoise or turn cartwheels with playful sea lions in an underwater ballet.
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Giant tortoises in captivity can live to 175 years old.
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Look out, too, for vervet monkeys, baboons - and giant tortoises.
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On a tiny coral island called Aldabra, in the Indian Ocean, lives a species of giant tortoise less famous though no less imposing than the Galápagos tortoises.
The Song of The Dodo
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Before the arrival of early humans ca. 900,000 years ago, Flores was populated by pygmy stegodon (a dwarf elephant species), Komodo dragons, and giant tortoise.
First Mariners
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Their varied climates, ongoing vulcanism and extreme isolation, has produced one of the highest concentrations of endemic species in the world including unusual animals such as the land and marine iguanas, giant tortoises and the many types of finch that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution following his visit in 1835.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador
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Other highlights include the wild giant tortoises.
Times, Sunday Times
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He bred 120 giant tortoises which amble freely around the island.
Times, Sunday Times
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Explore interactive exhibits by twilight and see the new giant tortoises.
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He bred 120 giant tortoises which amble freely around the island.
Times, Sunday Times
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Examples of such dwarfism or gigantism include the giant tortoises of the Seychelles islands, Indonesia's Komodo dragons, and the boas of the Belizean Snake Cayes.
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Transported to this bleak planet only to be confronted by a marauding gang of giant tortoises.
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Cameron sidestepped two giant tortoises that had bedded down for the night, twinning shadows rising before her.
MINUTES TO BURN
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The third aquarium would house more than 50 species of freshwater sharks and rays, as well as enclosures for Komodo dragons and giant tortoises.
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Rapid divergence of phenotype but not of genotype is theoretically possible, but given the genetic closeness of the sampled individuals (and this assumes that the extant Giant tortoises identified as D. arnoldi and D. hololissa really are remnants of the same populations as those given these names but based on old material), should they be recognised as species separate from D. dussumieri?
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The Yeliou promontory recalls a giant tortoise slipping out from DatunMountain into the Pacific Ocean, a resemblance that has earned it the nickname of the "Yeliou tortoise.
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A sample from Tangi Talo, taken near a pygmy stegodon tusk and giant tortoise shell fragments, yielded a date of about 900,000 years ago.
First Mariners
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Tangi Talo yielded the remains of pygmy stegodon (a type of elephant), giant tortoise, and Komodo dragons, but no tools.
First Mariners
