Lonesome George
Lonesome George (c. 1910 – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies.[1][2][3][4] In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George served as a potent symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos Islands and throughout the world.[5]
Lonesome George Media
Lonesome George walking. October 2008
Lonesome George In December 2006
Lonesome George, the last surviving Pinta island tortoise
Taxidermied Lonesome George on display at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
VOA report from 2008 about George's lack of offspring
References
- ↑ Gardner, Simon. Lonesome George faces own Galapagos tortoise curse (6 February 2001). Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ↑ Proceso de Relaciones Públicas de la Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos. El mundo pierde al solitario George (24 June 2012). Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ↑ "Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". The Times Of India. 25 June 2012. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/14387262.cms.
- ↑ Raferty, Isolde. Lonesome George, last-of-its-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies. MSNBC. http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/24/12386484-lonesome-george-last-of-its-kind-galapagos-tortoise-dies. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ Nicholls, Henry. Lonesome George: The Life and Loves of a Conservation Icon (2006). London: Macmillan Science. ISBN 1-4039-4576-4.[page needed]
Other websites
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