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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Galapagos tortoise once believed extinct is now roaming free

After nearly 200 years of extinction, 158 tortoises with Floreana ancestry were released onto Floreana Island following a captive breeding program that used genetically-matched pairs from Isabela Island populations.
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