Extinct Tortoise Found !

[turtlebro]

Idk how old this vid is, just came acrross an it thought I’d share

Fermandina Galapagos Tortoise

13M views · 547K reactions | The Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise had been presumed extinct since 1906! 🤯🐢 #ExtinctOrAlive | Love Animals

The Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise had been presumed extinct since 1906! 🤯🐢 #ExtinctOrAlive

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[zovick]

Idk how old this vid is, just came acrross an it thought I’d share

Fermandina Galapagos Tortoise

13M views · 547K reactions | The Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise had been presumed extinct since 1906! 🤯🐢 #ExtinctOrAlive | Love Animals

The Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise had been presumed extinct since 1906! 🤯🐢 #ExtinctOrAlive

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That tortoise was found in 2019. It was a truly remarkable discovery.

 

[Alice Sulcatia]

Idk how old this vid is, just came acrross an it thought I’d share

Fermandina Galapagos Tortoise

13M views · 547K reactions | The Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise had been presumed extinct since 1906! 🤯🐢 #ExtinctOrAlive | Love Animals

The Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise had been presumed extinct since 1906! 🤯🐢 #ExtinctOrAlive

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That is AWESOME!!! Such a beauty and his enthusiasm is infectious in the best possible way!

 

[TammyJ]

I wonder what happened after the tortoise was found?

 

[Yvonne G]

I wonder what happened after the tortoise was found?

If memory serves they used his sperm with closely related species

 

[zovick]

If memory serves they used his sperm with closely related species

The tortoise found was a female, but you are correct in that they are attempting to breed her to the most closely related male(s) they can find in order to re-establish a population on the island of Fernandina.