Historic image of 'Lonesome George' the last male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii)

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Historic image of 'Lonesome George' the last male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii), a subspecies of the Galapagos giant tortoises. Lonesome George passed away on 24 June 2012 at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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Size: 3468px × 2435px
Location: Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Manfred Gottschalk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: abingdonii, ayora, cdrs, charles, chelonoidis, cruz, darwin, ecuador, galápagos, george, giant, isla, island, islands, lonesome, nigra, pinta, puerto, research, santa, station, subspecies, tortoise