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Lonesome George Is Dead At 100

Posted by Unknown on Monday June 25, 2012 @04:14PM 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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First... Er... Last [wait for it]... by markian · 2012-06-25 16:20 · Score: -1, Troll

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(sorry! RIP George!)