Tortoise Lonesome George is dead

Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 18:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Lonesome George, a giant tortoise which became an icon for conservationism on the Galapagos islands, has died, making its subspecies extinct.

Read the whole article on BBC News: Science & Nature

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