June 2, 2021
Giant Tortoise Believed to be Extinct For 112 Years Found on Galápagos Island
Despite its huge size, a giant tortoise on the Galápagos Islands somehow remained out of sight for 112 years. The tortoise of the Chelonoidis phantasticus species was believed to be extinct, until a single female was found on Fernandina Island—the third-largest island of the Galápagos Islands—in Ecuador on July 10, 2019. On the 13 Galapagos Islands, many varieties of tortoises thrive among the other animals, flora, and fauna.
