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22-JUN-2006 Jannik Lindquist

PICT0114.JPE

Copenhagen, Denmark

A young Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) in Copenhagen Zoo. Recently, a supposedly 250-years old example of this species died! IOW, it was born around 1756 - the year that Mozart was born! An adult Galapagos Tortoise can weigh as much as 250 kg and the shield can reach a length of more than one meter.

Part of Copenhagen Zoo...





Konica-Minolta Maxxum 5D
1/160s f/11.0 at 300.0mm iso800 full exif

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olivier bruning16-Sep-2006 22:55
my god, ET never left us, did he?
wernere0107-Jul-2006 08:02
This is young? Wonder how the old ones look. Great shot.
Cindy Flood27-Jun-2006 02:10
Wonderful shot. v
Guest 27-Jun-2006 00:05
Nice image :O)
Guest 26-Jun-2006 17:38
Wonderful capture!
yannick Beunard26-Jun-2006 17:12
Excellent !
lou_rozensteins26-Jun-2006 09:58
Nice shot! It looks really leathery and old too .... can't imagine the size!
Jola Dziubinska26-Jun-2006 08:31
Terrific capture, superb detail.
Guest 26-Jun-2006 07:24
Fantastic!!!!
arminb26-Jun-2006 07:13
thanks for the smile :-D
Arno Meintjes Wildlife26-Jun-2006 07:10
Outstanding. Voted.
Guest 26-Jun-2006 07:07
Beautiful animal; definitely a Galapagos Tortoise (I have a similar shot in one of my galleries). I wonder how old he/she is?
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