Believed to be extinct for more than a century, a rare species of giant tortoise is in fact still alive. Scientists assumed that the chelonoidis phantasticus had died out more than a century ago. The species is better known as the ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ and is native to the Galápagos Fernandina island. A turtle is … Continue reading Extinct ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ found alive on the Galápagos Islands