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  2. Lonesome George - Wikipedia

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    It was hoped that more Pinta Island tortoises would be found, either on Pinta Island or in one of the world's zoos, similar to the discovery of the Española Island male in San Diego. No other Pinta Island tortoises were found. The Pinta Island tortoise was pronounced functionally extinct, as George was in captivity.

  3. Pinta Island tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The Pinta Island tortoise [4] (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii [2] [5]), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, [2] Abingdon Island tortoise, [1] or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, [2] is a recently extinct subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island.

  4. The Most Devastating Animal Extinctions in Recent History - AOL

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    Pinta Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) Native to the island of Pinta in the northern Galapagos Archipelago, the last known individual of this species, Lonesome George , died in 2012.

  5. Endling - Wikipedia

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    Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise. On 24 June 2012, Lonesome George, the last known Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii), died in his habitat in the Galápagos Islands. [24] On 26 September 2016, Toughie, the last known Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum), died in the Atlanta Botanical Garden. [25] '

  6. 2012 in science - Wikipedia

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    Lonesome George, the last known individual of the Pinta Island tortoise subspecies, dies in Galápagos National Park, probably aged over 100, thus making the subspecies extinct presumptively. [217] 26 June – The discovery of a new mineral, panguite, is announced, with samples found in the Allende meteorite. [218] [219] 27 June

  7. Extinct in the wild - Wikipedia

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    The tortoise was believed to be extinct in the mid-20th century, until Hungarian malacologist József Vágvölgyi spotted Lonesome George on the Galapagos island of Pinta on 1 December 1971. Since then, Lonesome George has been a powerful symbol for conservation efforts in general and for the Galapagos Islands in particular. [43] With his death ...

  8. Meet Fernanda the giant tortoise from a species believed ...

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    Scientists have reported that a rare species of giant tortoise thought to have died out more than a century ago is not in fact extinct. Genetic research has shown that a female specimen discovered ...

  9. Galapagos 3D - Wikipedia

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    The series is notable for its pioneering use of 3D cameras for underwater filming. It also features the first known footage of the Galápagos pink land iguana, a new species of lizard identified in 2009, [2] and Attenborough's encounter with Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise, filmed a fortnight before the animal's death. [3]