These little guys are best know for being written about by Charles Darwin. They are inhabitants of the Galapagos Islands where Darwin made many of the observations that led him to publish On the Origin of Species and forever changed the field of biology. These tortoises can live over 100 years and weigh almost 1000 pounds. They obviously won't stay in this exhibit full grown - they'd never make it out! Some zoos allow people to ride them, the Bronx Zoo used to many moons ago. My mom has a picture of me on one at Busch Gardens when I was about 5. The Staten Island Zoo had one that was the first animals to receive radiation treatment for cancer. They have a statue of him on their grounds because he was so cool.
Cool hint for getting them to come close to the glass - wear pink or red clothes or nail polish. They LOVE it because they think it's fruit.
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