It is thrilling to see a Galápagos tortoise for the first time, let alone a group of adults clustered together at the Charles Darwin Research Station. Yet similar to most fauna in the Galápagos, there are several species of the Chelonoidis nigra. Historically, there were as many as 15 unique types in the archipelago. Several became extinct on three islands. Today, there are ten recognized species of Galápagos tortoises. The research center isolates them by island of origin. These tortoises in pen A are from Isla Floreana.
