Lonesome George, Last-of-Its-Kind Galapagos Tortoise, Dies
Lonesome George, the giant tortoise who became the face of the Galapagos Islands conservation effort, was found dead in his corral Sunday morning, according to a statement by the Galapagos National Park Service. He was believed to be more than 100 years old and weighed 200 pounds.
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R.I.P.
R.I.P. Lonesome George. I hope you and all the other members of your species are moving around very slowly together in heaven.
(Source: msnbc.com)
R.I.P. George. May you finally be with all of your friends and family in turtle heaven :’(
Poor George.
George!! =(
they could always clone him >.> just sayin
oh no.
This isn’t depressing at all. Really.
Can we clone him? :( I feel awful the Earth lost another species.
That’s so fucking sad :-(