Happy tourist woman touches curious Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) which stretches wrinkled neck, Turtle Sanctuary, Curieuse, Nature Reserve, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

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

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, 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

Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), Berenty Nature Reserve, Madagascar, 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, Africa

Snorkeler with Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), one of the three species found in Mediterranean Sea. Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, Mediterranean Sea