Galápagos tortoise found alive from species thought to be extinct for over 100 years
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Scientists have found a giant tortoise on the Galápagos Islands from a species thought to have gone extinct more than 100 years ago.
Genetic tests match the single female tortoise to the species Chelonoidis phantasticus, Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment and Water confirmed Tuesday. A team of geneticists from Yale University compared samples from the female to the remains of a male to make the connection. Scientists hadn't spotted one of the tortoises since 1906. Populations of giant tortoises have been devastated by both hunting and volcanic eruptions.On May 7, health influencer Paul Saladino, M.D.. posted a video to his X account that promoted feeding "raw dairy" to infants. The post received over 90,000 views and sparked strong backlash before it was removed the following day. Saladino regularly advocates for "animal-based" diets featuring raw milk, including on his TikTok channel where he has over half a million followers.
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