By December 2008, the remaining eggs had failed to hatch and X-rays showed that they were inviable.
On November 11, 2008, the Charles Darwin Foundation reported 80% of the eggs showed weight loss characteristic of being inviable. 13 eggs were collected and placed in incubators. In July 2008, George mated with one of his female companions. This species was then thought to be genetically closest to George's however, any potential offspring would have been hybrids, not purebreds of the Pinta Island species. Until January 2011, George was penned with two females of the species Chelonoidis niger becki (from the Wolf Volcano region of Isabela Island), in the hope his genotype would be retained in any resulting progeny. This prompted researchers at the Darwin Station to offer a $10,000 reward for a suitable mate. Over the decades, all attempts at mating Lonesome George had been unsuccessful. The Pinta Island tortoise was pronounced functionally extinct, as George was in captivity. No other Pinta Island tortoises were found. It was hoped that more Pinta Island tortoises would be found, either on Pinta Island or in one of the world's zoos, similar to the discovery of the Española Island male in San Diego. He was relocated for his own safety to the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, where he spent his life under the care of Fausto Llerena, for whom the tortoise breeding center is named. It is thought that he was named after a character played by American actor George Gobel. abingdonii population had been reduced to a single individual. The island's vegetation had been devastated by introduced feral goats, and the indigenous C. George was first seen on the island of Pinta on November 1, 1971, by Hungarian malacologist József Vágvölgyi. George serves as an important symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos Islands and throughout the world. In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. 1910 – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise ( Chelonoidis niger abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies. Lonesome George ( Spanish: Solitario George or Jorge, c. Taxidermied and on display at Galápagos National Park It does not store any personal data.Lonesome George at Galápagos National Park headquarters in 2006Ĭhelonoidis niger abingdonii (Pinta Island tortoise) The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
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