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Giant Tortoises Vanished From the Galápagos’ Floreana Island More Than 150 Years Ago. Now, Conservationists Have Brought Them Back

On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, ...
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NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos

For the first time in more than 150 years, giant tortoises are returning to the wild on Floreana Island in the Galápagos — ...

NASA is guiding giant tortoises back to this island from extinction after 150 years

Giant tortoises are being released again on Floreana Island, more than 150 years after they disappeared from the island. The return is part of a long restoration effort led by the Galápagos National ...

Giant tortoises returned to Galápagos island using NASA satellites

Conservation teams released 158 giant tortoises at two sites on the Galápagos island of Floreana to help restore the species' population, which disappeared from the island in the mid-1800s ...
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Giant tortoises make a comeback on Galapagos island

More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they ...

Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile ...

Fossils Reveal Pig Ancestors with Unicorn-Style Features

Long before modern pigs rooted through forests and farmyards, their prehistoric relatives roamed ancient landscapes. And they looked far more fantastical while doing so. Some species sported ...
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This Giant Carnivore Ran on Hooves. Scientists Are Investigating Its Massive Skull and Crushing Teeth to Decipher the Beast’s True Nature

For more than a century, paleontologists have been piecing together how the mysterious predator Andrewsarchus is related to ...