BACK FROM NEAR EXTINCTION GIANT GALAPAGOS TORTOISE by Tammy Gagne Content Consultant Assistant Professor Quantitative and Systems Biology Danielle Edwards University of California Merced Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE BACK AGAIN the sun had risen long ago on Isabela Island But the Galápagos tortoise had only been awake a short while The giant reptile took its time moving from the warm mud where it slept It was on its way to munch on a hanging vine The tortoise noticed a small ground finch nearby The tiny bird started rubbing the tortoise's front leg with its beak The tortoise stretched out its neck Wild Galápagos tortoises live exclusively on the Galápagos Islands
