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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos

Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos: Relative of extinct tortoise located in GalapagosLonely George, the last giant tortoise of the Pinta species, is seen at Galapagos National Park on Santa Cruz Island in June 2006A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a 'strong' genetic link to a presumed-extinct subspecies made famous by the popular Lonesome George, national park officials said Friday.George, the last known member of the Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii Pinta

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