Some great news

[Billna the 2]

Fasinating find! I wonder if any others from its clutch are still around. 110 years living in the wild, makes me think living in captivity could be problematic... ?

You have a very good point [emoji848]

 

[Billna the 2]

I hope they can find a male for it

 

[Oxalis]

If anyone is interested in the watching the episode of Extinct or Alive, it recently aired on Animal Planet. Below is a link to the full episode; you will have to log on with your cable provider to watch (where you log in to pay your cable bill). If you don't have a cable provider, I suggest bugging a friend or family member. Enjoy!

https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/full-episodes/the-galapagos-giant

Animal Planet's article about the Fernandina tortoise: http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/extinct-tortoise-rediscovered/

 

[Tortoise MasterMan]

That tortoise was alive during WW1. That really puts in perspective how old tortoises can get.

 

[Oxalis]

An update from The Guardian:

"Giant tortoise found in Galápagos a species considered extinct a century ago: Ecuador confirms turtle found two years ago on Fernandina Island is a Chelonoidis phantasticus species"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ant-tortoise-found-species-considered-extinct