23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Galapagos Giant Tortoise in repose, Santa Cruz Island

This photo shows a Galápagos giant tortoise, one of Earth's longest-lived vertebrates. (It can live over 100 years.)

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Ecuador
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Copyright: © Mark Schleisner