The Last Pinta Giant Tortoise; Lonesome George, Has Passed Away

  The last Pinta giant tortoise; Lonesome George, has passed away  his home in the Galapagos Islands.  Scientists believe he was more than 100 years old, which is not particularly old for his species.      Staff at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador say George, the only remaining member of his subspecies (Chelonoidis abingdoni), was found dead by his long-term […]

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