Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Lonesome George

Galapagos Lonesome George may not be last tortoise of his kind (AFP)

This undated handout photo courtesy of the Charles Darwin Research Station shows a Galapagos tortoise named Lonesome George. The Galapagos tortoise known as Lonesome George may lose his ranking as the world's rarest living creature now that scientists have discovered he has a distant cousin, according to a study.(AFP/HO)AFP - The Galapagos tortoise known as Lonesome George may lose his ranking as the world's rarest living creature now that scientists have discovered he has a distant cousin, according to a study released Monday.


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