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If you're question refers to how many tortoises remained on Pinta Island in the Galapagos Archipelago, there is no exact answer. Because of the depletion of the population by whalers in the late 19th century, the subspecies known as the Pinta Tortoise was essentially considered extinct by the mid-twentieth century. Shortly thereafter, in the late 1950's, goats were introduced to the island which resulted in a terrible destruction of natural habitat. Renewed efforts to eradicate the goat population proved successful in the late 1990's and much of Pinta Island is being restored to it's natural state. As part of this, genetic testing is being done on tortoise populations on nearby islands to identify subspecies that are closely related to the original inhabitants and establish a new population on the island. The last know member of the original Pinta Tortoise subspecies, named Lonesome George, was discovered on the island in 1972 and lived in captivity until his death in 2012. During the last years of his life, all efforts to breed Lonesome George failed to produce any viable offspring.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoThere is one tortoise left, called the Lonesome George.
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∙ 12y agoWell the pinta island tortoise, despite its name, comes from pinta island but you won't have any luck because there is only 1 more pinta island tortoise left, and it already has an owner.
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∙ 11y agothere is only one of this species of tortoise And some people are hoping to find more.But a zoo has claimed to have found a male one too but it's unsure
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∙ 11y agoaboat 100,000 so sad
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∙ 12y agopinta island
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How many abington island tortoise are left in the world?
Enough for many more bowls of Asian Tortoise soup.
How many abington island tortoise are living?
there is 1 tortise left
What animal species does extinction affect the most?
The Pinta Island Tortoise. There is only one male left alive on the entire planet. Coming in a close second is the Yangtze River dolphin. There's only estimated to be 10-30 left in the wild. However, many scientists consider both of them functionally extinct already.
How many pinta island tortoiuses are there left on earth?
Alas, just the one, Lonesome George. You can keep up to date with him and the other animals of the Galapagos here: http://www.savegalapagos.org/
How old is lonesome george?
The Galapagos islands consist of many different islands. The Pinta island is home to the last surviving Pinta giant tortoise named "Lonesome George." One of the reasons all of the other Pinta giant tortoises died off was because the Pinta island was a common stop for many pirates and buccaneers. Traveling for so long with so little food was very hard for the pirates and buccaneers to survive. They stocked their ships with the tortoises as a main source of food. Another reason that the Pinta tortoises died off was because the goat population greatly increased on the island once people came to live there. Goats were so abundant in such a short amount of time that they began devouring many types of plants that the Pinta giant tortoises relied on for food. Once scientists found out about George they tried very hard to mate him with other giant tortoises from other islands in the Galapagos. Eggs were eventually laid, but unfortunately were never fertilized. George still remains the last of his subspecies. He is believed to be somewhere between the ages of 60-90.Top that!109
How many creatures have gone extinct in the last 10-15 years?
Hundreds of creatures have gone extinct in the last decade. They include the golden toad, Baiji dolphin, Pyrenean ibex, Pinta Island tortoise, Mariana mallard, and the Mexican grizzly bear. The exact number of animals to have gone extinct in the last decade is unknown.
How many teeth has a tortoise?
No tooth has a tortoise.
How many syallables in tortoise?
There are two syllables in tortoise
How many words can you make from tortoise?
Some words that can be made from the letters in tortoise are:Iireisititsororeotterrestriotriserisottoriteroeroostrootroserotrotesetsirsitsitesittersootsoresortsotstirstoretesttietiertirestitertotoestootoottootsietoretorsotortetottotetriestriotrot
How many syllables does tortoise have?
Tortoise only has one syllable.
How many pages does Tortoise Tales have?
Tortoise Tales has 95 pages.
How many people were on the Nina pinta and santa maria?
The story says "together the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria carried about 120 men".
