THE TORTOISE ISLANDS
From the naturalist’s point of view one of the most fascinating spots in th« world are the Galapagos Islands, belonging to Ecuador. When they were discovered 400 years ago they were uninhabited, but on them were discovered extraordinary giant tortoises such aa are not found on any of the continents. So ihe'Spaniards named them from tha word galapago, which means tortoise. Now, of the seven known species of giant tortoises all are found only on the Galapagos. Odder still, each of these species is found on its special island of the group. Most of the bird inhabitants, too, are confined to special islands, many of them being unknown elsewhere, and more than half the flowers are of peculiar The Galapagos, in fact, are almost ft world of .their own.
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Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 3
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132THE TORTOISE ISLANDS Evening Star, Issue 23686, 20 September 1940, Page 3
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