I: Discovery
A sheltered life
The worthless islands
Here be giants
II: Inspiration
Just one species?
A tortoise for each island
Revelation
Ironies
III: Decimation
The Indian Ocean tortoises
The safe haven
The arrival of the whaling fleet
Settlers
IV: Obsession
La Mare aux songes
A champion for the tortoises
Understanding the tortoises
Save the tortoises!
The final showdown
Galápagos or bust
The errant playboy
V: Pets
The well-travelled tortoises
Darwin's missing tortoise
Digging into Harriet's past
The fate of the Beagle tortoises
Marion's tortoise
VI: Recovery
In the name of science
Aldabra's legacy
The Charles Darwin foundation
VII: In the blood
Lumpers and splitters
The tortoises' origins.