Prague tortoise was thought to be “twin” of Pinta tortoise Lonesome George

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:52:24 +0200Prague tortoise was thought to be “twin” of Pinta tortoise Lonesome Georgehttps://english.radio.cz/prague-tortoise-was-thought-be-twin-pinta-tortoise-lonesome-george-8553214© 2026 Radio Prague International The death of Lonesome George, the last remaining Pinta island giant tortoise recently saddened legions of nature and reptile lovers around the world. His unexpected demise in a reservation on the Galapagos Islands came at the estimated age of 100 years or more. For quite some time, tortoise experts believed that George might not be as ‘lonesome’ as previously assumed: a Prague Zoo tortoise bore such close resemblance to George that even reptile experts thought he might too be a member of the Pinta species. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/zelva_antonio1.jpg?timestamp=1591198957 Prague tortoise was thought to be “twin” of Pinta tortoise Lonesome George https://english.radio.cz/prague-tortoise-was-thought-be-twin-pinta-tortoise-lonesome-george-8553214 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9