8,000 Giant Galápagos Tortoises May Belong to New Species

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By Olivia RosaneMar 16, 2022, 2:15 pm228 pts
The giant tortoises of the Galápagos Islands are some of the most famous reptiles in the world, but there is still much more to learn about them. It turns out that the 8,000 or so giant tortoises that live on the island of San Cristóbal do not belong to the species scientists thought they did. “The…

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