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Lonesome George (Spanish: Solitario George or Jorge, c. 1910 [2] [3] [4] [5] – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii) and ...
The last known individual of the subspecies was a male named Lonesome George [20] (Spanish: El Solitario Jorge), [21] who died on 24 June 2012. [7] [22] [23] In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George served as a potent symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos and internationally. [24]
George Leslie Goebel (May 20, 1919 – February 24, 1991) was an American humorist, actor, and comedian. [1] He was best known as the star of his own weekly comedy variety television series, The George Gobel Show , on NBC from 1954 to 1959 and on CBS from 1959 to 1960 [ 1 ] (alternating in its last season with The Jack Benny Program ).
His age is estimated because he was "fully mature" when brought to Saint Helena in 1882. "Fully mature" means at least 50 years old, giving him a hatching date no later than 1832. [9] A photograph featuring Jonathan originally thought to date from 1902 actually dates from 1886, [2] showing Jonathan four years after his arrival on Saint Helena ...
Lonesome George George ( c. 2004 – January 1, 2019) [ 1 ] [ A ] was a snail of the species Achatinella apexfulva , and the last known individual of his species. [ 4 ]
In 1961, 19-year-old Robert Allen Zimmerman dropped out of college in his native Minnesota, made a pilgrimage to New York City to meet his folk music idol Woody Guthrie, and decided to become, in ...
Adwaita (from अद्वैत, meaning "one and only" in Sanskrit) (c. 1750 – 22 March 2006), also spelled Adwaitya [1] [2] or Addwaita, [3] was a male Aldabra giant tortoise that lived in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India.
George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. [1] His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s US rock radio, with hits like his original songs " Bad to the Bone " and " I Drink Alone ". [ 2 ]