Lonesome George died: humanity devoured another subspecies of animals

Lonesome George, known as the loneliest creature in the world, was the last of the subspecies Abingdonskaya Galápagos tortoise from the island Pinta - one of the Galapagos Islands. Since 1972, George lived in the Galapagos National Park and is the unofficial symbol of the island. During these 40 years, he tried more than once to find a girlfriend from some closely related species, but none of the candidates and George did not like.

24.06.2012 In the morning, George was found lying motionless beside his drinkers. His death means that people have destroyed this subspecies of turtles, which was once in the Galapagos archipelago was a great set. After the sailors began to kill these turtles, the population beginning to decline sharply, and is now completely disappeared from the face of the Earth.

via factroom.ru