Lonesome George update

Lonesome George, the world’s most famous tortoise, and the living symbol of the Galápagos National Park, has taken an important step into saving his species from imminent extinction. At the age of nearly 90, Lonesome George, a Pinta Island tortoise is the last of his kind. However he may finally have succumbed, after only 35 years of waiting, to the charms of one of his female companions. His keepers were astounded to find a nest with several fertile eggs in George’s pen and are hoping they bear his babies. They won’t know for a few more months, but if successful, the Pinta tortoise will be saved from extinction, although it will be many generations and even centuries before the species can be declared safe.