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Giant Tortoise Weight Training - London

A zookeeper interacts with a Galapagos giant tortoise after a new programme of weight training, as part of physical assessments and veterinary care at London Zoo in London, Britain, on October 21, 2024. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Tortoise Weight Training - London

A zookeeper weighs a Galapagos giant tortoise during a new programme of weight training, as part of physical assessments and veterinary care at London Zoo in London, Britain, on October 21, 2024. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Tortoise Weight Training - London

A zookeeper weighs a Galapagos giant tortoise during a new programme of weight training, as part of physical assessments and veterinary care at London Zoo in London, Britain, on October 21, 2024. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant Tortoise Weight Training - London

A zookeeper weighs a Galapagos giant tortoise during a new programme of weight training, as part of physical assessments and veterinary care at London Zoo in London, Britain, on October 21, 2024. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sharp unveils advanced "garakei" to be sold via KDDI

Sharp Corp. takes the wraps off advanced "garakei" mobile phones in Osaka, Japan, on Jan. 21, 2015, which it will sell through KDDI Corp., operator of au mobile communication services. Garakei is a Japanese word coinage combining Galapagos Islands, where evolution unique to the islands is believed to have taken place due to their isolation, and "keitai" for mobile phones.

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Charles Darwin Ave. in Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - Charles Darwin Avenue on Santa Cruz Island of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 22, 2013.

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1st nonscientist leads Galapagos research center

PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador - Swen Lorenz, head of the Charles Darwin Research Station, gives an interview on Oct. 20, 2013 at the institute in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz, part of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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Galapagos solar power generation

PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador - Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2013, shows solar power generation panels in Puerto Aroya on Santa Cruz Island of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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new model of Sharp's Galapagos tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Models display Sharp Corp.'s new Galapagos tablet computer in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The tablet, which will be launched on Dec. 9, allows users to access a high-speed Internet connection with built-in mobile communication technology.

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (R) and 5.5-inch mobile versions of Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer.

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (bottom) and 5.5-inch mobile (up) versions of Sharp Corp.'s multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer.

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E-book service for Sharp smartphones

OSAKA, Japan - Young women show the e-book service ''Tsutaya Galapagos'' on the screens of Sharp Corp. smartphones at the company's head office in Osaka on March 2, 2011, as the service for the smartphones started on the same day.

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Sony's Reader tablets

TOKYO, Japan - Woman holds models of Sony Corp's Reader tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010. Sharp Corp. launched its Galapagos tablet computer the same day.

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Sharp's Galapagos tablets

OSAKA, Japan - A customer tries Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010, at a shop in Osaka.

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Sharp's Galapagos tablets

OSAKA, Japan - A customer tries Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010, at a shop in Osaka.

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Sharp, Sony start taking orders for Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - Women operate Galapagos multifunction tablet computers during a home electronics event at a store in Osaka on Dec. 3, 2010. Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. began accepting orders the same day for Galapagos and Reader digital reading devices, which are scheduled to be released for the Japanese market the following week.

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Sharp's Galapagos multifunction tablets

OSAKA, Japan - Models show off Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computers in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the Dec. 10 launch of the products. The new devices -- a 10.8-inch screen model for 54,800 yen and a 5.5-inch screen model for 39,800 yen -- will let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines.

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Sharp's new multifunction tablets

TOKYO, Japan - Presenters show Sharp Corp.'s new multifunction touch-screen tablet computers, dubbed GALAPAGOS, in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, which are scheduled to hit the market in December. Available in two models, the tablets will allow users to subscribe to newspapers and magazines, and purchase electronic books, with a total of 30,000 titles available at launch, the Japanese electronics company said.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara returns to Japan from Galapagos Islands

NARITA, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara returns to Narita airport June 21 from a trip to the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador. Ishihara observed the islands to explore methods of achieving symbiosis between nature conservation and tourism to apply to Tokyo's Ogasawara Islands.

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Cell Phone with Antenna

Keywords: a woman talking on a cell phone with an antenna. 90's, antenna, galapagos cell phone, galapagos phone, heisei, cell phone *Shooting date unknown, release date: December 17, 1997.

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Sharp's new multifunction tablets

TOKYO, Japan - Presenters show Sharp Corp.'s new multifunction touch-screen tablet computers, dubbed GALAPAGOS, in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010, which are scheduled to hit the market in December. Available in two models, the tablets will allow users to subscribe to newspapers and magazines, and purchase electronic books, with a total of 30,000 titles available at launch, the Japanese electronics company said. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (R) and 5.5-inch mobile versions of Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to halt sales of Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the 10.8-inch home type (bottom) and 5.5-inch mobile (up) versions of Sharp Corp.'s multifunction tablet computers. The maker said on Sept. 15, 2011, it will halt sales on Sept. 30, less than a year after their launch. The gadgets, which let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines delivered at designated times, have apparently fallen far behind Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer. (Kyodo)

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E-book service for Sharp smartphones

OSAKA, Japan - Young women show the e-book service ''Tsutaya Galapagos'' on the screens of Sharp Corp. smartphones at the company's head office in Osaka on March 2, 2011, as the service for the smartphones started on the same day. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's Galapagos tablets

OSAKA, Japan - A customer tries Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010, at a shop in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's Galapagos tablets

OSAKA, Japan - A customer tries Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010, at a shop in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Sony's Reader tablets

TOKYO, Japan - Woman holds models of Sony Corp's Reader tablet computer launched Dec. 10, 2010. Sharp Corp. launched its Galapagos tablet computer the same day. (Kyodo)

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Sharp, Sony start taking orders for Galapagos

OSAKA, Japan - Women operate Galapagos multifunction tablet computers during a home electronics event at a store in Osaka on Dec. 3, 2010. Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. began accepting orders the same day for Galapagos and Reader digital reading devices, which are scheduled to be released for the Japanese market the following week. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's Galapagos multifunction tablets

OSAKA, Japan - Models show off Sharp Corp.'s Galapagos tablet computers in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010, ahead of the Dec. 10 launch of the products. The new devices -- a 10.8-inch screen model for 54,800 yen and a 5.5-inch screen model for 39,800 yen -- will let users read e-books as well as major newspapers and popular magazines. (Kyodo)

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new model of Sharp's Galapagos tablet computer

TOKYO, Japan - Models display Sharp Corp.'s new Galapagos tablet computer in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The tablet, which will be launched on Dec. 9, allows users to access a high-speed Internet connection with built-in mobile communication technology. (Kyodo)

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