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It was hoped that more Pinta Island tortoises would be found, either on Pinta Island or in one of the world's zoos, similar to the discovery of the Española Island male in San Diego. No other Pinta Island tortoises were found. The Pinta Island tortoise was pronounced functionally extinct, as George was in captivity.
Another subspecies, C. n. abingdonii, became extinct on 24 June 2012 with the death in captivity of the last remaining specimen, a male named Lonesome George, the world's "rarest living creature". [133] All the other surviving subspecies are listed by the IUCN as at least "vulnerable" in conservation status, if not worse. [134] C. n. porteri
The Pinta Island tortoise [4] (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii [2] [5] ... [22] [23] In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George served ...
Scientists have reported that a rare species of giant tortoise thought to have died out more than a century ago is not in fact extinct. Genetic research has shown that a female specimen discovered ...
In 2022, Jonathan's estimated age exceeded that of the tortoise that Guinness World Records had recognised as the oldest recorded ever, Tu'i Malila, who died in Tonga in 1966 at the age of 189. Adwaita , an Aldabra giant tortoise that died in 2006 in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata , India, is believed to have lived to the age of 255 ...
The world’s oldest tortoise has lived through two world wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the British Empire, and has just turned 190 years old.
Angonoka tortoise bred in captivity in the Ivato Croc Farm, Antananarivo. This species is one of the rarest land tortoises in the world, classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. [1] The principal threats to the species are believed to be fires started to clear land for cattle grazing, and collection for the pet trade.
Thieves are always on the lookout for easy targets or something of high value, whether it's stealing jewels, snatching purses or robbing banks. But criminals in Singapore hit a new low recently ...