Galápagos giant tortoises are known for reaching impressive sizes. One such reptile's massive measurements blew even his ...

For decades, environmentalists unsuccessfully tried to get the Pinta Island tortoise to reproduce with females from a similar subspecies on the Galapagos Islands. Park officials said the tortoise ...

George the Pinta Island tortoise and Martha the passenger pigeon achieved fame as ‘endlings’ – the last individuals of their species. Their passing is tragic, but can their fate perhaps help us to ...

George was about 14 years old and his name was derived from the Pinta Island Galapagos tortoise, “Lonesome George,” also the last of its species. The last known Achatinella apexfulva in the ...

Lonesome George was the last known individual of the Pinta Island tortoise species. He became a poignant symbol of the devastating impact of human interference on the Galápagos ecosystem ...