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Giant turtles reappear after 150 years of extinction
On January 9, 2012, scientists said, the giant tortoise, Chelonoidis elephantopus, was discovered.
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On January 9, 2012, scientists said, the giant tortoise, Chelonoidis elephantopus, was discovered.
The descendants of rare and precious Floreana moths have been found and preserved by biologists.
Yale scientists report that the genetic traces of extinct Galapagos turtles still exist in descendants that now live in the wild.