Scientists Discover Rare Galápagos Tortoise Thought To Be Extinct Since 1906

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When Charles Darwin famously visited the Galapagos Islands back in 1835, he discovered a volcanic archipelago that was home to 15 different species of giant tortoise.The Fernandina giant tortoise (Chelonoidis phantasticus) was last seen on a voyage in 1906. Since then, no other example of this species has been found on the island of Fernandina, and some have even questioned whether they existed in the first place.