The Galapagos tortoise was close to going extinct in the 1960s, but thanks to conservationist projects, the species thrives again on the Galapagos island of Espanola located 600 miles west of Ecuador. The archipelago benefits from a rich fauna that constituted Charles Darwin’s main source of inspiration for his theory of evolution. The British scientist visited Galapagos in 1835. A study … [Read more...]
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