Staff at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador announced Lonesome George, a giant tortoise believed to be the last of its subspecies, has died. Scientists estimate he was about 100 years old.

Lonesome George, a giant tortoise, was believed to be the last of his subspecies Staff at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador say Lonesome George, a giant tortoise believed to be the last of ...

(AP) QUITO, Ecuador - The beloved Galapagos Islands giant tortoise known as Lonesome George will remain a tourist attraction even in death. Ecuador's environment minister says the reptile that ...

But then the zoo director – a friend of Jeanna’s father – handed her a young tortoise. It was Jeanna’s to keep. The year was 1962. Today, Jeanna is 65. She still has her pet.

Tickets are $65, plus zoo admission. Thirteen tortoise species are native to seven Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. In 2012, Lonesome George died in his home at the Tortoise Breeding ...

Another nail in the coffin for evolution, as Lonesome George the iconic 100 year old Galapagos Island tortoise has died of unknown causes. He was the last of his kind, which means this particular ...