He was the last known surviving member of the Pinta Island Tortoise subspecies, and he has passed on at almost 100-years-old.
A species has just gone extinct.
Lonesome George, last Pinta Island Tortoise, dies.
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Lonesome George, last Pinta Island Tortoise, dies.
by KonokoHasano » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:28 am
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Re: Lonesome George, last Pinta Island Tortoise, dies.
by Zilla » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:30 pm
that is, if there isn't a hidden colony somewhere. There have been times when a species thought to have been extinct has been found again.
Still, that's a bummer. But if he was the last, there wasn't much hope anyway. <_<
Still, that's a bummer. But if he was the last, there wasn't much hope anyway. <_<
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