Mated or Fated

Lonesome George in 2006   (Photo by Mike Weston) 

The search for a mate can be a desperate one, especially for the last known member of a particular species.

Back in the 1970s, a Galapagos National Park tortoise named Lonesome George (you see where this is going...) failed to find a mate.  He hasn’t been heard from since his childless death in 2012.

Fern, a giant female Galapagos tortoise who was discovered seven years too late in 2019, seems determined to fare better than George.  Her humans are therefore scouring the terrain for long lost  Georgian brothers that could have their way with Fern.  If everyone gets lucky, the species may have a renewed chance of survival.     

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gal%C3%A1pagos-tortoise-feared-extinct-for-112-years-needs-a-mate-to-help-save-species/ar-AAKp8Ip?ocid=uxbndlbing 

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