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In February 2020, the Galápagos National Park, along with the Galápagos Conservancy, reported that a female tortoise was directly related to the species that Lonesome George was a part of. This female was among thirty tortoises that were found to be related to two species that are considered extinct.
Abingdon Island tortoise. Conservation status Extinct [12] Günther 1877. [13] The holotype of C. n. ephippium (Günther 1875) is a misidentified C. abingdoni, [14] so technically abingdoni is a junior synonym. Lonesome George, the last living member of the subspecies, died on June 24, 2012. This subspecies was severely depleted by whalers and ...
Naked Scientists audio discussion of Lonesome George; Article on Lonesome George The giant tortoise of Galapagos Island. Lonesome George, by Vicky Seal "Team of Veterinarians Prepare Hybrid Tortoises for Release on Pinta Island in 2010" (Press release). Galapagos Conservancy. 2010-02-03. Archived from the original on 2010-02-08.
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. ... Lonesome George lived out his final decades of life in ...
Galapagos 3D is a British nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, directed by Martin Williams and filmed in 3D.Attenborough returns to the Galápagos Islands for the fourth time in his career and travels throughout the archipelago to explain their origins and their unique fauna in evolutionary terms.
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The article could have multiple names: Abingdon Island tortoise, [1] Abingdon Island giant tortoise, Pinta giant tortoise [2] and Pinta Island tortoise [citation needed], but according to WP:COMMONNAME and WP:FNAME if the common name is ambiguous, use the scientific name. This article naming is on the the main page in ITN, so maybe a more ...
"The Tortoise and the Hare", from an edition of Aesop's Fables illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1912 This is a list of fictional turtles , tortoises , and terrapins from literature , movies and other elements of popular culture.