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Help track tortoises in the Galapagos with Zooniverse

Gail P Sherman
Nov 17, 2025
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Citizen scientists can help track the progress of a new population of tortoises in the Galapagos with the Giant Tortoise Initiative on Zooniverse.

Finches may have been the key to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, but giant tortoises are arguably the symbol of the Galapagos. Unfortunately, giant tortoises can go over a year without food or water, so …

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