Sometortoisesareraisedincaptivity.Here’showit works:
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Inthewild,mothertortoiseslaytheireggsinholes.Theycoverthemwithsand.Whenscientistsfindtheeggs,theybringthemtoa center.
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Eacheggislabeledandweighed.Eachiskeptinabox.Theeggshatchin120 days.
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Ahatchlingbreaksfreefromits egg.
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Fortwoyears,tortoisesliveinpens.Thatkeepsthem safe.
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Whentheyarefiveyearsold,theyare released.
KeepingthePeace
Peopleandtortoisescanlivetogether.ThepeopleoftheGalápagosknowthis.Theyvaluethetreasuretheyhaveinthegianttortoises.Theyaretryingmanywaystoprotect them.
Ababytortoisecrawlsacrossa leaf.
PROTECTTHENATURAL WORLD
OneofNationalGeographic’sgoalsistohelpprotectEarth’swildplaces.HowdidthestoriesmakeyoufeelabouttheGalápagosIslands?Doyouthinkitisimportanttoprotect them?
