Stephen Gaughran, a geneticist at Princeton University, has verified that “Fernanda” is related to a tortoise that was taken from Fernandina Island more than a century ago and that both of them are genetically distinct from all other Galápagos tortoises. A tortoise from a Galápagos species that was long thought to be extinct has been … Continue reading The “Fantastic Giant Tortoise” – Believed To Be Extinct – Has Been Found Alive