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Bookmark or Share- Lonesome George - WikipediaLonesome 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. [6][7][8][9] In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world.
- Remembering the Story of Lonesome George in the Galapagos IslandsLonesome George became an emblematic species for the archipelago and the world. He died in June 2012 from natural causes and after his death, he was taken to New York where he was embalmed and then he remained on exhibition in the New York Museum of Natural History until September 2014.
- Lonesome George, the Last of His Kind, Strikes His Final PoseTucked beside fossils of long-gone gigantic sloths and knee-high horses stands a newcomer to the American Museum of Natural History’s extinction parade: Lonesome George, the last known Pinta...
- Lonesome George, Last of His Kind, Dies in Galápagos - National GeographicDeath of centenarian reptile means Pinta Island tortoise now extinct. If there's a giant tortoise heaven, Lonesome George is lonesome no more. The century-old giant tortoise was found dead in...
- The secrets of Lonesome George - NatureLonesome George, the last member of Chelonoidis abingdonii, a species of giant tortoise endemic to the tiny island of Pinta in the Galapagos Islands, did not die in vain.
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