Gentle Giants of the Galapagos Islands

Send "Fan Mail" to Rick In this episode, Christian Flores shares his insight and knowledge of the Galapagos tortoises, their evolution, behavior, and conservation efforts. Christian discusses some of the scientific theories about these ancient giants, from how they likely reached the islands in the first place to why some developed the iconic saddleback shell while others stayed dome-shaped. Within this episode, host Rick Schwartz and Christian also tackle the myths most people get wrong abo...