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I'm sure you already know the story of Lonesome George:
It has just been reported that Lonesome George, the Galapagos Tortoise who was considered to be the last of is kind, has died.
"We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth." -Astronaut Bill Anders, Pilot, Apollo 8