World-Famous Galapagos Tortoise Turns 74. ... Weighing 183kg, he's fully grown and remains a beloved figure among visitors. Brandon Gifford, Operations Manager, shared, ...

Famous Galápagos Tortoise, Lonesome George, May Not Be Alone Date: May 1, 2007 Source: Yale University Summary: "Lonesome George," a giant Galapagos tortoise and conservation icon long thought to ...

Famous Galápagos tortoise, Lonesome ... Conn. — "Lonesome George," a giant Galapagos tortoise and conservation icon long thought to be the sole ... upwards of 50,000 people visit him each ...

Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic ... 150 years of age and it is possible that some of the giants we see today were actually alive at the time of Darwin's famous visit to the ...

On June 24, 2012, Lonesome George, thought to be the last member of the chelonoidis nigra abingdoni subspecies of giant Galapagos tortoises, died.The outpouring of condolences in the world of ...

Visit the more arid island of Pinzon, where tortoises seek shade under Opuntia cactuses. For a change of animal, drop in on frigatebirds nesting , sea lions swimming or a land iguana… iguana-ing .

"Pepe the Missionary," a giant tortoise who rose to fame as one of the most photographed animals on Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, has died at age 60, officials said Friday.

The world-famous Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George, the last known specimen of his kind, will be preserved by a team of taxidermists in New York, the American Museum of Natural History announced ...