No progeny for famed tortoise
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Galapagos National Park officials reported that eight eggs laid by two female companions of Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George are infertile.
George, estimated to be 75 to 80 years old, is believed to be the last living member of Geochelone nigra abingdoni. The females belonged to a related species.
The eggs were the first from any of George’s mates in 36 years of effort by park rangers to produce an offspring.
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