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Collection of giant tortoise shells (45570229504)

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Summary[edit] Description: English: None of these has been killed violently, just found around in the island of Santa Cruz, formerly known as Indefatigable, a paradise where 100.000 of these espectacular animals pranced around until the humans started killing them to enlighten the streets with their oil. These can be found on the Lava Tunnels entrance, a magnificent attraction in the island. Español: Ninguna de estas tortugas ha sido asesinada con violencia, los caparazones se han encontrado en la isla de Santa Cruz, un paraíso donde 100.000 de estos espectaculares animales campaban hasta que los humanos empezaron a matarlas para iluminar las calles con su aceite. Estas se encuentran en la entrada de los Túneles de lava, una magnífica atracción en la isla. Date: 3 December 2018, 09:43. Source: Collection of giant tortoise shells. Author: David Ceballos from Quito, España. Camera location0° 41′ 37″ S, 90° 19′ 04″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap -0.693611; -90.317778.

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