5 Animals to See in the Wild

Head to the Galapagos Islands to see the giant tortoises
Head to the Galapagos Islands to see the giant tortoises and you’ll feel like you’re in a David Attenborough documentary, photo: Paul Krawczuk – Flickr

2. See giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Islands are home to a unique and awe-inspiring array of wildlife, unmatched anywhere on earth. It’s very easy to see how this island chain off the coast of Ecuador inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of natural evolution. Home to pink flamingos, fur seals, marine iguanas, sea lions, penguins and more, it’s the near-extinct giant tortoises that most people come here to observe. And in January 2015 came the exciting news that baby Galapagos tortoises were found here in the wild for the first time in 150 years.

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