An Eastern Santa Cruz tortoise, Chelonoidis donfaustoi, is pictured on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October 21, 2015. Scientists have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands, using genetic data to determine that a group of 250 of the slow-moving grazing reptiles was distinct from other tortoise species residing in the Pacific archipelago. (Photo by Adalgisa Caccone/Reuters)
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