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Karin Tuxen-Bettman collects photos of a Galapagos giant tortoise crawling along the path in Galapaguera, a tortoise breeding center managed by the Galapagos National Park Service. <\/p>\n
In case you never take that Galapagos Islands vacation, Google has you covered. The search giant sent a team out to the remote archipelago for 10 days to photograph the rich ecosystem and share the images on Google Maps. <\/p>\n
\"Explorers and scientists alike have long studied and marveled at these islandsmade famous by Charles Darwin,\" wrote Raleigh Seamster, project lead for Google Maps. <\/p>\n
Google partnered with the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos National Parks Directorate to collect panoramic images of the islands at 10 locations with its Street View Trekker (which appears to be a look like a backpack with a raised soccer ball on it -- which is the camera). While Google released some images today, the majority will be available later this year. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Google also mapped some of the ocean around the islands with Catlin Seaview Survey for a \"comprehensive\" look at the ecosystem and help create a \"scientific baseline\" to monitor it for future changes. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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