Lonesome George, the last Pinta Giant Tortoise, has died. :(

[Entomancer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18574279

He's dead; he was over 100 years old and died of natural causes.

They tried breeding him with females of a closely related species, but none of the eggs laid were fertile.

I've been watching this big guy's exploits for months now...this is pretty depressing...

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelonoidis_nigra_abingdoni

The wikipedia article for the subspecies George belonged to.

 

[Zman181]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18574279

He's dead; he was over 100 years old and died of natural causes.

They tried breeding him with females of a closely related species, but none of the eggs laid were fertile.

I've been watching this big guy's exploits for months now...this is pretty depressing...

Very depressing in deed

 

[stingray]

Thats very sad. He was a great icon. He will be missed.

 

[ZergFront]

Aww, I remember the stories about how hard they tried to keep his legacy going. How sad...

 

[Masurai]

So sad, really ruined my day when i found out.

 

[Terry D]

An extremely sad happening indeed! )-: Need to go back and research but looking at shell structure, vvasn't this one of, if not the highest-reaching of the Galaps?

 

[Malhavoc's]

am I the only one that thinks cloning should be tried here?

 

[cantthinkofone]

He lived a great long life. even though he is gone he is still remembered. let him be a reminder of what we are doing to our own earth. RIP.

 

[LV-426]

R.I.P Lonesome George

 

[mmfh]

Malhavok, my thoughts exactly! Or at least some test tube tortoises. To me it didnt seem they tried hard enough.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

This is quite sad.