She died last giant Galapagos tortoise Bashny.Net

world was left without the giant Galapagos tortoises. Last representative of the species known to man Geochelone abingdoni, who was called Lonesome George, died June 24 at the Galapagos National parke.

It is worth noting that George had seen a lot: he lived about 100 let.Odnako, experts still have to break his head over the fact of what the turtle is dead, because a life expectancy of this species - about 200 let.

Lonesome George was found 40 years ago on the island of Pinta (Galapagos). The employees of the National Park, where the "identified" turtle, long twenty years did everything to George "liked" the female of their closely related species (as the Galapagos have not been able to find). Unfortunately, George remained indifferent to these machinations uchenyh.

George, the world's last giant Galapagos tortoise, has become a real symbol of the Galapagos National Park. Many tourists from around the world come here specifically to see him. The world has lost many species. Scientists argue about the "index" of influence on this process of man and his activity. One thing is clear: in the 21st century green energy is entitled to special attention from the public. It is high time to treat the planet is much neater. See also: Zoopolis 500 - the slowest race in the world. Why the bear rises on its hind legs? Kea - a carnivorous parrots that prey on sheep. The smartest dog in the world knows more than 1000 words. Liger is a "very big cat 'on the planet. Cats know how to manage people.

Source: scienceblog.ru/2012/06/24/umerla-poslednyaya-gigantskaya-galapagosskaya-cherepakha-na-planete/