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'Extinct' giant tortoise spotted in Galapagos Islands
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- 22 February, 2019
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Baku. 22 February. REPORT.AZ/ A species of giant tortoise believed to have gone extinct more than 100 years ago has been spotted in the Galapagos Islands.
Report informs citing Daily Mail that an adult female Fernandina Giant Tortoise had been discovered.
The tortoise was found by members of the Galapagos National Park and the US NGO Galapagos Conservancy.
The Fernandina Giant Tortoise is one of 14 giant tortoise species in the Galapagos but only ten are thought to have survived human colonisation and over-hunting for food.
The female has a large body, smooth shell and a pink head but no other details have been revealed.
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