Paleontologists have discovered giant tortoise fossils in Colombia dating back some 57 million years, the university leading the excavation said, with the findings key to understanding South America's prehistoric eras.
Aldabra giant tortoises in Madagascar were wiped out by hunters 600 years ago. Click to read more. Giant tortoises, that disappeared before dodo birds, are set to return in Madagascar 600 years after they were hunted to extinction in the East African island country.