Lonesome George still lonesome - sterile?

Lonesome George might be sterile after all.  George, the last giant tortoise from the Galapagos Island Pinta, is already 90 years old.   Hopes of him finally becoming a dad look very grim now....

Extinct Galapagos tortoise 'can live again'

As scientists hoped Lonesome George would do, an extinct Galapagos tortoise may be 'brought back to life' as relatives of the Geochelone elephantopus has been found. "Cross-breeding these living tortoises might...

Lonesome George may have finally reproduced!

Yea for Lonesome George!  George may have finally mated after 36 years in captivity.  George lives in the Galapagos Islands and is the only Pinta Island tortoise left in the world.  Park rangers...

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