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Lonesome George Is Dead At 100

Posted by Unknown on from the he-was-only-middle-aged dept.

New submitter camperdave writes "Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, died on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park said. He was thought to be about 100 years old."

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  1. Re:Subspecies! by phantomfive · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You also resemble it

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    "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
  2. Re:~100 years of memories? by 6Yankee · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I find myself wondering whether he would remember the loss of so many family members

    Not any more...