C. Harris feeding Galapagos tortoises, 1898
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C. Harris feeding Galapagos tortoises, 1898
Sailor and explorer Charles Harris was despatched to the Galapagos islands to collect giant tortoises for Walter Rothschild in 1897. His expedition overcame a number of hurdles including disease, bad weather and difficulties in keeping the tortoises alive before they arrived in Tring Park, Hertfordshire via the USA. Date: 1898
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1897 1898 Archive Behaviour Captive Chelonoidis Collector Cryptodira Explorer Feeding Giant Tortoise Harris Hertfordshire Lionel Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild North America Reptile Reptilia Rothschild Sailor Sauropsid Sauropsida Testudines Testudinid Testudinidae Tortoise Tring Tring Park Turtle United States United States Of America Walter Rothschild
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