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Lonesome George is dead

Adam Khor · 2012-06-25 20:08:34

Ok, I admit it, its not really paleontology, but his death means the definite extinction of the Pinta Island Giant Tortoise. He was around 100 years old. http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/25/giant-tortoise-lonesome-georges-death-leaves-the-world-one-subspecies-poorer/

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25-06-2012 9:08pm

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Ok, I admit it, its not really paleontology, but his death means the definite extinction of the Pinta Island Giant Tortoise. He was around 100 years old.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/25/giant-tortoise-lonesome-georges-death-leaves-the-world-one-subspecies-poorer/

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#2 25-06-2012 11:34pm
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Regardless of its inevitability, this news saddens me.

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#3 27-06-2012 8:09am
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Looking up the subspecies on Wikipedia it seems there are at least a few individuals on the main Galapogas island with some Pinta island DNA and at least one first generation cross breed. There may be one or two pure individuals left. Regardless it's a tragedy....

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