Image of the Day: Return of the Giant Tortoise
Thanks to conservation efforts, the critically endangered Pinzon Island tortoise (C. duncanesis) reproduced in 2015 for the first time in 100 years, and many of the offspring are now adults.
Feb 19, 2017
FLICKR, RORY STANSBURY
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