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Some Unsuccessful Mating - Galapagos Islands

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Some Unsuccessful Mating - Galapagos Islands
© July 23 2009, Uncornered Market

A male giant tortoise mounts a smaller female tortoise. He's a bit confused and is on the wrong side of the female - oops!

Proper giant tortoise mating usually takes around two hours, with the female getting squashed in the process.

Taken in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.

Read more about our eight days in the Galapagos Islands.

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