06/24/12
discoverynews: Lonesome George, Last-of-Its-Kind Galapagos Tortoise, Dies Lonesome George, the giant tortoise who became the face of the Galapagos Islands conservation effort, was found dead in his corral Sunday morning, according to a statement by the Galapagos National Park Service. He was believed to be more than 100 years old and weighed 200 pounds. keep reading Image: Teddy Garcia / Reuters

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Lonesome George, Last-of-Its-Kind Galapagos Tortoise, Dies

Lonesome George, the giant tortoise who became the face of the Galapagos Islands conservation effort, was found dead in his corral Sunday morning, according to a statement by the Galapagos National Park Service. He was believed to be more than 100 years old and weighed 200 pounds.

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Image: Teddy Garcia / Reuters

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#sad day #tortoise #bye bye George
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      R.I.P. George. May you finally be with all of your friends and family in turtle heaven :’(
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      Poor George.
    22. itskressler reblogged this from jtotheizzoe and added:
      George!! =(
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      they could always clone him >.> just sayin
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      oh no.
    32. braingasmic reblogged this from discoverynews and added:
      This isn’t depressing at all. Really.
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      Can we clone him? :( I feel awful the Earth lost another species.
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      That’s so fucking sad :-(
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