- Joined
- Jul 27, 2011
- Messages
- 32
rip george, so sad to hear this :'(
emysemys said:They tried, Gaddy. They had a female that was closely related specie-wise in with him and they didn't breed. There was another female at one time but her eggs were not fertile.
Melly-n-shorty said:One thing I have always wondered... And maybe one of you will know the answer to this... I always noticed lonesome George's shell was shaped differently then other Galapagos Tortoise I have seen pictures of, and his front legged seem longer... Are these physical traits of his subspecies or were these characteristics specific to Lonesome George as an individual?
futureleopardtortoise said:So sad!! I know they can do it with dogs... is there anyway they can make little test tube tortoise babies using this guy's DNA?
Vincentdhr said:Researchers recently found some Pinta island tortoise hybrids on a neighboring island! They are hoping to breed back the subspecies, but it is expected to take over a century.