The Isles of the Tortoises

Published: April 9, 2010, midnight

b"It's hard to believe that such a huge variety of species could exist so far from the mainland. The Gal\\xe1pagos Islands are a part of Ecuador. They are known to the rest of the world as the place that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution. Oddly enough, the animals here seem to have no fear of human beings. No one knows why."