Two giant turtles (Chelonoidis elephantopus) mating. Galapagos Islands. Pacific Ocean. Ecuador.

geochelone elephantopus chelonoidis sp geochelone nigra adult female male couple front shot overview mating carapace pacific ocean biosphere reserve endemic galapagos giant tortoise chelonoidis sp national park unesco's world heritage cites appendix 1 november galapagos national park chelonoidis nobody adults females males front views front sights front sight front shots front view overviews global sight global sights full length couple to sexual intercourse copulation copulate coupling up coupled coupling copulations copulating sexual intercourses cover to couplings up carapaces biosphere reserves endemics endemic species national parks sensitive natural areas world heritage site with nobody stage of development individual pair enumeration shot sexual reproduction reproduction species morphology zoology morphology organism world sea and ocean environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment species particularity tortoise tortoise / turtle reptile wild animal animal convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites galápagos islands ecuador south america america testudinidae testudines anapsida reptilia tetrapoda vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota