Galapagos tortoises lead an uncomplicated life, grazing on grass, leaves, and cactus, basking in the sun, and napping nearly 16 hours per day.

加拉帕戈斯象龟的生活很简单。以草、树叶和仙人掌为食，享受日光浴，每天小睡将近16小时。

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Tortoises at Dawn, Galapagos Islands, 1984 .

黎明巨龟。 加拉帕戈斯群岛，1984年。

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There are now only 11 types of giant tortoises left in the Galapagos, down from 15 when Darwin arrived.

现存于加拉帕戈斯岛的巨龟，从达尔文到达时的15种下降到现存的11种。

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Scientists thought George would be more closely related to the females from Isabela than to other Galapagos tortoises.

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She illustrates the unusual tortoises, birds and lizards that Darwin studied in the Galapagos Islands.

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The giant tortoises of the Galapagos helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory of evolution after he visited the islands in the 1830s, on his five year voyage aboard HMS Beagle.

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