Master Sashin Messages 17 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Aug 5, 2014 #1 IS it extinct or is there a chance of finding it? If there is a chance who wants to go on an expedition to find it?
IS it extinct or is there a chance of finding it? If there is a chance who wants to go on an expedition to find it?
Ryan_m_b Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Homework Helper Insights Author Messages 5,964 Reaction score 727 Aug 5, 2014 #2 A 2012 study found hybrid individuals on Isabela island, the authors suggest that still living C. elephantopus (AKA Pinta Island Tortoises) may therefore exist. Genetic rediscovery of an ‘extinct’ Galápagos giant tortoise species http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982211013765 In the years since though no discovery has been made, though a quick google didn't show up any evidence of a new expedition.
A 2012 study found hybrid individuals on Isabela island, the authors suggest that still living C. elephantopus (AKA Pinta Island Tortoises) may therefore exist. Genetic rediscovery of an ‘extinct’ Galápagos giant tortoise species http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982211013765 In the years since though no discovery has been made, though a quick google didn't show up any evidence of a new expedition.