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Gringo Diego Smiles for the Camera - Galapagos Islands

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Our guide told us this giant Espanola tortoise's name was Gringo Diego. Apparently, he was transplanted from a zoo in California back to his homeland (the Galapagos Islands) in 1977 to serve as a stud to help produce more tortoise babies.Taken at the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.Read more about our eight days in the Galapagos Islands.© www.uncorneredmarket.com Gringo Diego Smiles for the Camera - Galapagos Islands
© July 30 2009, Uncornered Market

Our guide told us this giant Espanola tortoise's name was Gringo Diego. Apparently, he was transplanted from a zoo in California back to his homeland (the Galapagos Islands) in 1977 to serve as a stud to help produce more tortoise babies.

Taken at the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Read more about our eight days in the Galapagos Islands.

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