Lonesome George dies, last of its kind

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Lonesome George, the last surviving Pinta giant tortoise, (Geochelone nigra abingdoni) on Santa Cruz, in this file photo taken August 16, 2007. Photo courtesy of Flickr/putneymark

The world is–once again–one subspecies poorer with the death of Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta Island giant tortoises. Before he passed away on Sunday, June 24, Lonesome George served as a symbol of conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands. He had no known offspring, the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador said in a statement.


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