This Day in History June 24 , 2012

By Ruth on June 24, 2014 in history, science
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Lonesome George

It was on this date in 2012, that Lonesome George died.   Who was he?   I didn’t know either.   He was supposedly the last of the Pinta giant tortoises,  but they may have found others in recent times.   He had refused to mate in spite of valiant attempts.

For more info:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinta_Island_tortoise
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George
https://m.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=486071030371&story_fbid=197705220356751

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