The worlds Last Tortoise - "Lonesome George"

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By HoriZonsEA

The Pinta Island tortoise is the rarest animal in the world. There is ONLY ONE LEFT on Earth. His name is "Lonesome George".Lonesome George is the last member of the Pinta Island subspecies of Galapagos tortoises. He was discovered in 1972, and brought to the Charles Darwin research station on the island of Santa Cruz. He is roughly 90 to 100 years old.

LINK:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/22/lonesome-george-galapa...

By Knight Returns• 25 Jun 2012 22:24
Knight Returns

RIP...

By anonymous• 12 May 2012 10:32
anonymous

:'(

By BlueBull• 11 May 2012 23:56
BlueBull

Welldone Humans!Another specie bites the dust!

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