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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years

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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years

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The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

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was driven to extinction in the 1840s by sailors who took thousands from the island for sustenance

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Floreana’s native species, Chelonoidis [REMOVED]

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