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Two Galapagos giant tortoises engage in a dominance display. Image credit: Aaron Logan / CC BY 2.0.

Nearly Extinct Hood Island Giant Tortoises Have Made Comeback from 15 to 1,000

Oct 30, 2014 by News Staff

A population of Hood Island giant tortoises, which once dwindled to just over a dozen, has recovered on the Galapagos island of Española, says a team...