Lonesome George facts
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The death of the last surviving Pinta Island Tortoise in 2012 who was the last of the species and was assumed to have died from heart failure, named Lonesome George.
how old was lonesome george?
The world's rarest creature is the giant tortoise. A giant tortoise named Lonesome George was a national emblem for Ecuador. When it died in 2012 there was a national day of mourning.
What happened to lonesome george?
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what prevented lonesome george from producing an offspring?
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Lonesome George, the worlds last remaining Pinta Island tortoise, died a few years back of natural causes. He was the last known tortoise of his subspecies. All attempts to mate him with genetically closest subspecies were unsuccessful.
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Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta Island tortoise died 3.5 years ago on June 24 - 2012.
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There is a frog version of Lonesome George named Toughie.
