Fernanda is a lone small female tortoise who was spotted on Fernandina Island in 2019. She’s a member of a species once thought to be extinct in the Galapagos Islands, a new genetic study has ...

Until then, Fernanda is living out her days under the care of experts at the Galapagos Tortoise Center managed by the Galapagos National Park Directorate. Communications Biology DOI: 10.1038 ...

A species of giant tortoise believed to have been extinct for more than 100 years has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Fernandina, according to Ecuador’s government. The last known ...

When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the Galapagos, researchers were shocked. Posted 10:31 p.m. Jun 10, 2022 — Updated 10:31 p.m ...

Genetic tests have confirmed that a giant tortoise found on the Galápagos Islands is from a species which scientists thought had died out more than a century ago. The single female was discovered ...

Danny Rueda, director of the Galapagos National Park, said that the discovery "undoubtedly renews our hope of recovery of this species." The female tortoise, who is believed to be over 100 years ...

The female Chelonoidis phantasticus was located on a remote island. A species of tortoise thought by scientists to be extinct for more than 100 years were actually hiding in plain sight on a ...

Goliath the tortoise had a big shellebration Sunday as he marked his first Father's Day. He also turned 135 at Zoo Miami. His hatchling was born on June 4 after incubating for about four months ...

Philadelphia Zoo has confirmed the successful hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, part of a clutch of 16 eggs laid by a 100-year-old female named 'Mommy' ...

Critically endangered female Galapagos tortoise has become a first-time mother at the age of 100 (AFP via Getty Images) By. Christopher Bucktin; 10:29, 7 Apr 2025; ...