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Extinction One of my worst ever photographs but most precious. This was the rarest creature in the world that has now gone extinct. This is Lonesome George of the subspecies Pinta Island Tortoises. I was fortunate enough to see him before he passed. Never have I thought I would photograph a now extinct species.<br /> <br /> Side Note: He is resting in the shade as he was approaching a really old age as he passed away a few weeks if not a month after my visit. Geotagged,animal,extinct,galapagos,nature,rare,reptile,tortoise,wild,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Extinction

One of my worst ever photographs but most precious. This was the rarest creature in the world that has now gone extinct. This is Lonesome George of the subspecies Pinta Island Tortoises. I was fortunate enough to see him before he passed. Never have I thought I would photograph a now extinct species.

Side Note: He is resting in the shade as he was approaching a really old age as he passed away a few weeks if not a month after my visit.

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  1. View TristanV's profile
    TristanV
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    Here is a link to an article about his death:
    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-18574279

     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      You had uploaded a better one before, but you have used the main species for the ID instead of the subspecies. Is this the same tortoise?
      The Grand Giant This is a Galapagos Giant tortoise from my visit to one of the park reserves. A week or two after my visit lonesome george, who i was fortunate enough to see, died and was the last of his species (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii). Chelonoidis nigra,Ecuador,Galápagos tortoise,Geotagged,animal,brown,eye,giant,green,nature,tortoise,turtle,wild,wildlife
       Posted 11 years ago
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        The two tortoises are different subspecies falling under the specie (C. nigra) but I didn't know the sub specie in the first photo. The second sub specie I posted titled extinction is now extinct. Hope that clarifies. This was as close as you could get to it and it was in a completely separate enclosure area than all the other tortoises. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
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          If this is Lonesome George and the other one isn't than the description below the first photo is confusing. I thought that was Lonesome George. Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Thanks so much for sharing this photo, it is worth a lot both for you personally as for the community and the world. Posted 11 years ago

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The Pinta Island tortoise

The Pinta Island tortoise , also known as the Pinta giant tortoise, Abingdon Island tortoise, or Abingdon Island giant tortoise, was a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador's Pinta Island.

The subspecies was described by Albert Günther in 1877 after specimens arrived in London. By the end of the 19th century, most of the Pinta Island tortoises had been wiped out due to hunting. By the mid-20th century, it was assumed that the subspecies was extinct until a single male was.. more

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