"It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one or two stars."
-David Attenborough
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Lonesome George Isn't The Last of its Kind?
Months ago, Lonesome George, the last of the Galapagos Tortoise died. We thought that the great Galapagos Tortoise was extinct, but we are wrong. Scientists have found other Pinta Tortoises to have common DNA. Scientists believe that around the time the Galapagos Tortoise was getting in trouble, evolution formed a new species. This species is technically, also Galapagos Tortoises. The great and mighty Lonesome George, may not even be Lonesome after all. The tortoise has risen They might have a bit of hope left
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