Lonesome George Is Dead At 100 154
New submitter camperdave writes "Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, died on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park said. He was thought to be about 100 years old."
Re:Poor bastard... (Score:5, Funny)
he could have been impotent thus the inability to interbreed would not be able to produce offspring while still compatible species
Nah, he was just wise with age, and took precautions so that he didn't need to spend the golden years heating formula and changing turtle diapers.
Re:Subspecies! (Score:5, Funny)
Here, then, Lonesome George was a subspecies anomaly. He got more action than any slashdotters with a 4-digit user identifier, but I suppose that really isn't saying too much.
Re:Soup's up! (Score:5, Funny)
Nothing better on a cold night like this than some boiling hot soup! Why don't I just go ahead and heat you up a cup? It's made from turtles! Turtles that you love!
Re:DNA? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Unknown? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Subspecies! (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, I resent that!
Age (Score:5, Funny)
"About 100"
At least now they can chop him in half and count the rings.
Re:Poor bastard... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Unknown? (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, but you don't suddenly drop dead from being old.
He was a Tortoise, they don't suddenly do ANYTHING.
Re:Unknown? (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, with no women around he should have been able to live forever. I think the scientists are to blame for introducing him to not just one, but two females. There's your cause for reduced lifespan right there.
Why did it take so long to get this story up? (Score:2, Funny)
Frankly, I think a tortoise could have gotten this story up on his own front page in less time...
I'm confused (Score:1, Funny)