Cientistas descobrem fêmea de tartaruga que estaria extinta

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Xavier Castro/Galápagos Conservancy

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“Fernanda era muito parecida com a que encontraram naquela ilha há mais de 100 anos, e ambas eram muito diferentes de todas as tartarugas das outras ilhas”

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Cientistas descobrem fêmea de tartaruga que acreditava-se estar extinta

“Fernanda era muito parecida com a que encontraram naquela ilha há mais de 100 anos, e ambas eram muito diferentes de todas as tartarugas das outras ilhas”

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