galapagos islands
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Thriving Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Discovered Near the Galápagos
Marine biologists discovered two pristine deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of the Galápagos islands last week, one of which is over eight football fields long. The reefs sit between 370 and 420 meters below the surface, and their discovery expands our understanding of deep, cold-water reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, the first of…
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A Giant Galapagos Tortoise Species Thought Extinct for a Century Lives
Researchers in Ecuador have found a long lost friend. This week, government officials and conservation associations confirmed that a giant tortoise found three years ago belongs to a species that was previously thought extinct for a century.
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Giant Tortoise Feared Extinct Rediscovered In The Galápagos After 113 Years
A species of large tortoise not seen since 1906 has been rediscovered on a remote part of the Galápagos Islands, kindling efforts to conserve the critically endangered animal.