Yesterday we explored the Darwin Research Centre on Santa Cruz Island. We walked to the Giant Tortise enclosure and Ian got friendly with a few of the larger male residents. I really liked the pens where the babies were being trained in different environments so they could be released back to islands in a few years time. We think the tortise in the photo with the long neck is Lonesome George. He was one of the remaining survivors from an island where longer necks were required to feed on vegetation that was growing at a higher level than the other islands where tortises had regular necks. A living example of Darwin's Theory of Evolution. The park had a very interesting visitors centre and we spent hours wandering around and enjoying the unusual natural environment of cactus and lava rocks.
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