'Extinct' tortoises may still be roaming a Galapagos island

Category: Science

Publish Date: 01-13-2012 04:29 PM -0800

Descendants of a giant tortoise species that supposedly died out by 1850 have been found on Isabela Island. Researchers believe some of the purebred parents could be there as well.

A giant tortoise species studied by Charles Darwin and believed to be extinct for more than 150 years may be alive and well, an ambitious genetic survey has revealed.

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