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30 size comparisons of extinct species and their modern relatives by Roman Uchytel

Roman Uchytel is a Ukrainian paleontologist and graphic designer who recreates prehistoric fauna, providing an interesting scale comparison of our ancestors' features. He contrasts the sizes of ...
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NASA plays huge role bringing extinct giant tortoise back to Galápagos

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Giant tortoises are returning to this Galápagos island nearly 150 years after they went extinct

Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback on Friday (20 February), when dozens of juvenile ...
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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island 180 years after relatives went extinct

For the first time in nearly two centuries, giant tortoises are once again roaming Floreana Island in the Galápagos, a conservation milestone more than a decade in the making. Early settlers on ...