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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.
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 ...
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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.
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.
When Eliza is told that "Lonesome Jake" the Galapagos tortoise (based on the real-life Lonesome George) is the last one of his kind, she can't let his species become another name on the extinction list. Enlisting help from other animals, she soon discovers "Samantha" and brings the two tortoises together—blind date style.
Alderton, D. 1988. Turtles and tortoises of the world. Facts on File, New York. Blyth, E. 1854. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known.
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.