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Scientists confirm that reintroducing giant tortoises is bringing life back to forgotten Galápagos islands

Back in the late 1800s, groups of whalers, settlers, and pirates completely shifted the balance of the Galapagos Islands by ...
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Scientists say giant tortoise species thought to be extinct more than 100 years ago found in Galapagos

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — Editor's Note: The pictured tortoise above is not the one discovered in the Galapagos. A giant tortoise found in 2019 on the Galapagos island of Fernandina is said to be ...

How Removing a Tortoise From the Wild Helped Save an Entire Species

Located at the San Diego Zoo, Gramma, the resident tortoise, was born in the Galapagos Islands around 1884. Those at the zoo ...
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Live long and prosper: Study examines genetic gems in Galápagos giant tortoise genomes

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Galápagos giant tortoises can weigh well over 300 pounds and often live over 100 years. So what’s the secret to their evolutionary success? A new study concludes that compared with ...
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Giant tortoise thought extinct is found on Galapagos

Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have become extinct more than a century ago. The adult female tortoise was found on the island of ...
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A Giant Tortoise Lives in the 'Galápagos of the Indian Ocean'

These massive, slow-moving creatures are famous for their size, longevity and role in shaping their ecosystems. They're living symbols of conservation and natural history. They survive extreme ...
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Extinct giant tortoise last seen 100 years ago discovered on Galapagos island

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Ecuador — A species of giant tortoise last seen more than 100 years ago and thought to be extinct was spotted on a Galapagos island Sunday, according to the government of Ecuador.
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Galapagos giant tortoises edited by James P. Gibbs, Linda J. Cayot, Washington Tapia Aguilera

Section I. Overview -- The Galapagos : island home of giant tortoises / Jack Frazier -- Galapagos tortoises : protagonists in the spectacle of life on Earth / Jack Frazier -- Section II. History of ...
Reuters

Galapagos eruption no threat to giant turtles

(Repeats to add dropped word in headline) By Alonso Soto QUITO, May 30 (Reuters) - A volcano in the Galapagos islands that spewed molten lava is not a threat to 100-year-old giant tortoises living ...
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Baby Giant Tortoises In Galapagos Park After Trafficking Attempt Foiled

Dozens of baby giant tortoises are being looked after at Galapagos National Park after an attempt to traffick them out of the islands. An Ecuadorian policeman was arrested after airport officials ...
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Giant tortoise thought to be extinct more than 100 years ago found in Galapagos

Ecuador - A team of scientists has found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have gone extinct more than 100 years ago, according to a press release issued Tuesday. After two years, a team from ...