The most famous turtle in the world has passed away

A giant turtle on the Pacific Islands of Galapagos has just become extinct after "lonely George" , the last individual, died.

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'Lonely George' , the name of a male turtle about 100 years old in the Galapagos National Park, is famous for its indifference to heterosexual turtles. Scientists believe it to be the only living individual in the giant Geochelone abigdoni turtle. So it is one of the rarest creatures on the planet.

Fausto Llerena, who cared for the animal for the past 40 years, found it dead on June 24.

The death of the "lonely George" marks the extinction of a giant turtle.

'In the morning, George turtle care worker discovered the animal in a motionless state. Its life has ended , 'Edwin Naula, director of Ecuador's Galapagos National Park, announced on June 24.

Officials of the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador will examine George's body to determine the cause of his death. Naula said the Galapagos National Park management is considering the possibility of marinating George's turtle to display.

After being discovered in 1972 on the Galapagos archipelago of Pinta, George tortoise became a famous animal for conservationists. It also became the symbol of the Galapagos Islands, the tourist destination of about 180,000 people each year. Visitors often have to squeeze together to have the opportunity to take pictures with George, one of the rarest animals on the planet. Many world-famous celebrities also went to Galapagos to see George.

To prevent the extinction of the Geochelone abigdoni, scientists began their efforts to create descendants for George since 1993. Back then they introduced two female species of a species closely related to George into the living area. its. They lay eggs twice, but the eggs don't hatch into a baby because George doesn't care about the females. Then the scientists continued to bring many female turtles closer to George, but it still did not show interest.

About 20,000 giant turtles are living on the Galapagos Islands. They helped Charles Darwin, the great naturalist, create the theory of evolution in the 19th century.