‘Extinct’ Galapagos Tortoise Found After More Than 100 Years

Large Galapagos tortoises, able to survive a year without eating and drinking, seem to prefer non-native plants when they break their fasts. Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images

A species of tortoise that was long believed to be extinct was discovered on the Galapagos Islands, according to a report.

The Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI) discovered a female Chelonoidis phantasticus, also known as the Fernandina Giant Tortoise, on the island of Fernandina, said Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment.