It's Good To Be The Biggest!

A hidden gem of Disney's Animal Kingdom is the collection of wildlife trails hidden on Discovery Island and the Oasis. If you take the Tree of Life Trails you will come across this incredible Galapagos Tortoise.

The Galapagos Tortoise is the largest tortoise on the planet. They can weigh up to 500 pounds and live four well over a hundred years. This species also played a huge role in Charles Darwin's work, so the Galapagos Tortoise is not just impressively large it is also played a part in human history.

by Dave McBride

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Here is a photo I took quite some time ago.  One of the great hidden gems of Disney's Animal Kingdom is the quiet and beautiful Discovery Island Trails, in the shadow of the Tree of Life.  Take a walk through them and you may come across this giant reptile.

The Galapagos Tortoise is the largest tortoise in the world, coming in at over five feet long and more than 800 pounds.  But I learned all that from Safari Mike so follow that blog and soon you too may learn all about the Galapagos Tortoise.

by Dave McBride