Pinta Island tortoise, Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, Chelonoidis abingdonii, named "Lonesome George", the last, male, Pinta Island tortoise, died on Sunday, June 24th, 2012, believed to be around 100 years old - this shot was taken in 2009 at the Charles Darwin Research Station, where George had lived since 1972, extinct species, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (c)


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Pinta Island Tortoise | Pinta giant tortoise

Pinta Island tortoise, Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, Chelonoidis abingdonii, named "Lonesome George", the last, male, Pinta Island tortoise, died on Sunday, June 24th, 2012, believed to be around 100 years old - this shot was taken in 2009 at the Charles Darwin Research Station, where George had lived since 1972, extinct species, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (c)
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / David B. Fleetham

Image dimensions: 4293x2862

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