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Lonesome George is dead

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:40 am
by Smivs
Lonesome George, arguably the most famous tortoise ever, has sadly passed away.
Aged around 100 he was the last surviving member of the La Pinta subspecies of the Galapagos Islands' giant tortoises, and as such had become a conservation icon.

Re: Lonesome George is dead

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:51 am
by SandJ
Smivs wrote:
Lonesome George, arguably the most famous tortoise ever, has sadly passed away.
Never heard of him.

Now THIS is a famous tortoise. :mrgreen:

Re: Lonesome George is dead

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:01 am
by Smivs
SandJ wrote:
Smivs wrote:
Lonesome George, arguably the most famous tortoise ever, has sadly passed away.
Never heard of him.
Don't you ever read Wikipedia? :roll:
Wikipedia wrote:
...believed to have become extinct in June 2012.

Re: Lonesome George is dead

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:11 am
by SandJ
Smivs wrote:
Don't you ever read Wikipedia? :roll:
What? All of it?

Hell yeah, I finished it a couple of months ago.
Smivs wrote:
Wikipedia wrote:
...believed to have become extinct in June 2012.
Hey, it's not MY fault if they keep changing the content. They should get it right the first time. :roll:

Re: Lonesome George is dead

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:19 am
by Pleb
Smivs wrote:
Don't you ever read Wikipedia?
I don't read things that tend to be full of hate-mongering lies. That's why I don't read this or this either! :lol: