For years, Neatorama followed the story of Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise in the world. George died in 2012 at the age of 100-and-something, after quite a few unsuccessful attempts to breed him with other subspecies of Galapagos tortoises. He was recently stuffed. Here's a little song about Lonesome George from NPR's Skunk Bear. It seems to be a fitting tribute. I’d like to think that Lonesome George is cavorting with lovely female Pinta Island tortoises on that big island in the sky. -via Metafilter
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