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Thought to have died out more than a century ago, a rare species of giant tortoise is, in fact, not extinct, scientists report.
Scientists sequenced genomes of the 1906 specimen, known as chelonoidis phantasticus, and the 2019 female, who has since been named Fernanda, and compared them with all living species of Galapagos giant tortoises. Researchers believe Fernanda, who was found in an isolated vegetation patch cut off by lava flows, is around 50 years old and has suffered stunted growth. She is now being kept in captivity in the Galapagos National Park Tortoise Centre.
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