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Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)

Photo taken 12/07/2020.

Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
Zoofan15, 16 Jul 2020
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    • Zoofan15
      Auckland Zoo has four Galapagos giant tortoise (all hatched at Honolulu Zoo):

      0.1 Snapper (1969)
      0.1 Chippie (1970)
      1.0 Smiley (1971)
      1.0 Willie (1971)

      The parents of these tortoises were wild caught on the island of Isabela in the 1920’s.

      One offspring has been produced to date:

      0.1 Pinta (30/12/2017) Smiley x Chippie

      Pinta sadly died in May 2018.
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    • Kifaru Bwana
      Parentage of the Honolulu Zoo giants is rather mixed bunch with Western Santa Cruz Chelonoidis nigrita (porteri) and at least 2 central Isabela species C. vandenburghi and C. vicina in their original breeding group.

      The US AZA/SSP considers all the Hawaiian Galapagos tortoise offsprings to be hybrid/unknowns at this point. Either an Isabela mixed species breedings or male breeder of unknown species to a Western Santa Cruz female.

      I would be interested to know how Auckland Zoo got their giant tortoises tested since.
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