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The body of Lonesome George was frozen and shipped to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to be preserved by taxidermists. [25] The preservation work was carried out by the museum's taxidermist George Dante, with input from scientists. [26] Taxidermied Lonesome George on display at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
Pinta was the original home to Lonesome George, perhaps the most famous tortoise in the Galápagos Islands. He was the last known representative of the subspecies Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii . The most northern major island in the Galápagos, at one time Isla Pinta had a thriving tortoise population.
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Tortoise The Grapes of Wrath [Chapter 3] John Steinbeck: A tortoise crosses the road to get to the sea. Its struggle to do so (even being hit by a car and land on its back) can be read allegorically for the struggles the Joad family has to endure. 'The tortoise(s)' The Tortoises [org. title: Die Schildkröten] Veza Canetti
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 ...
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.
Professor Farnsworth, as a rare Pinta Island tortoise named Lonesome Hubert, is persuaded by his animal friends to find a mate so his species can continue. The female tortoise he is interested in lives on the other side of the island, an 18-month journey.
Kinixys is a genus of turtles in the family Testudinidae.The genus was erected by Thomas Bell in 1827. [1] [2] The species in the genus Kinixys are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar [2] and commonly known as hinged tortoises [3] or hinge-back tortoises.