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Photographs by Will Matsuda My first encounter with a Galápagos tortoise came when the driver of my taxi from the airport attempted a risky overtaking maneuver into the path of an oncoming bus. On the island of Santa Cruz, which is bisected by a single highway, this is a favorite sport: The white Toyota HiLuxes that serve as taxis overtake tour buses, while tour buses overtake trucks. But this time, the driver quickly pulled back behind the slow-moving car ahead of us. "Tortoise," she explained. And there it was—a great dome, an overturned bathtub, trying to cross the road. …
摘自《大西洋月刊》(The Atlantic)2026年8月8日,Helen Lewis。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。