The species thought to be extinct for 100 years finally had a proven, living member. (via CNN)
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the Galapagos, researchers were shocked.
Previously, only one other tortoise, a large male loner, had been found there in 1906 by explorer Rollo Beck. Scientists had thought this animal was the last of the"fantastic giant tortoise," or Chelonoidis phantasticus, rendering the species extinct. Then they found Fernanda. "It was almost too good to be true that there was a tortoise living on Fernandina.
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