Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis galapagensis) feeding near giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), adult, feeding, Seychelles, Africa

Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) drinking front view in waterhole in Kruger national park, South Africa

Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis). Frightened and quickly rushing past a resting female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) which does not show any interest at all in the little chelonian. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

Gigantic tortoise (Chelonoidis elephantopus) is drinking water from a puddle. Galapagos Islands. Pacific Ocean. Ecuador.

Healers vermifuge a Seychelles Giant Tortoise