discoverynews: ‘Extinct’ Giant Tortoise Found on Remote Island A species of giant tortoise believed extinct for 150 years was actually just moved from its original home and now lives on the volcanic slopes of the northern shore of Isabela Island in the Galapagos archipelago. Read More

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discoverynews:

‘Extinct’ Giant Tortoise Found on Remote Island

A species of giant tortoise believed extinct for 150 years was actually just moved from its original home and now lives on the volcanic slopes of the northern shore of Isabela Island in the Galapagos archipelago.

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