Giants

In Darwin's footsteps

These powerful slow giants not only carry the massive weight of their one and only life shelter; they also have the inner strength to climb the heavy slopes of volcanoes, driven by the reproduction instinct, laying eggs by the lava-heated grounds.
The paradox of such a robust animal, though completely defenseless to the least intruder to its ecosystem, is the testimony of the extreme precision of the evolution and the great fragility of this equilibrium.

These giants of the Galapagos Islands embody a remarkable paradox of nature.
With their powerful, slow-moving frames, they bear the immense weight of their one and only life shelter, traversing the rugged terrain with a determined grace that belies their size. Their journeys take them across heavy slopes of volcanoes, driven by the primal instinct for reproduction, to lay their precious eggs amidst the warmth of lava-heated grounds.

Yet, for all their strength and resilience, these giants remain entirely defenseless against even the slightest intrusion into their delicate ecosystem. This paradox serves as a poignant testimony to the exquisite precision of evolution and the profound fragility of the equilibrium upon which their existence depends.

In their struggle for survival, these gentle giants navigate a precarious balance between power and vulnerability, embodying the complex interplay between strength and fragility that defines life in the Galapagos and maybe life in general.