Geometric tortoise (Psammobates geometricus), west coast, South Africa, Africa

Tourists photographing a wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Wild Galapagos giant tortoises (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

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

Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Tip of a yellow kayak with turtle resting on ledge at Indian Lake, near Chaffey's Lock, Ontario, Canada, North America

Close-up of a tortoise on the beach, Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii Islands, USA

Freediver watching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on seagrass at the bottom. Abu Dabbab Bay, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Red Sea