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Galapagos Islands

so long and thanks for all the fish

Lonesome George, the Last Pinta Tortoise, Dies in Ecuador

He was only about a hundred years old, but the last known giant Pinta tortoise, Lonesome George, has passed away. Widely assumed to be the last of his subspecies, George was anything but lonesome for much of his life, having spent many of his days at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador. And he wasn’t even that old, relatively speaking; many species of tortoises can live up to 200 years. It’s sad that George left us while in his prime. Or a midlife crisis. Either way, it’s always a sad day when another animal goes extinct. So long, Lonesome George.

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