Preserving Lonesome George Short Doc

[@EDB-fw9xw]

I had the pleasure to spending about 1 hour with him in 2008... He was a lovely specimen. It was so sad to see him there the last of his species... R.I.P.

[@MatMat-qi2rd]

How lucky... Wonderful privilege. RIP adorable creature

[@adrianaislas8348]

Thanks for share!!! ❤🐢🐢🐢

[@IndriidaeNT]

It is so cool that the American Museum of Natural History was chosen to taxidermy/preserve Lonesome George.

[@terracannon876]

Aw I would've loved to hear about this earlier. I was in NY just this weekend. I had no idea Lonesome George was there. The amount of effort that goes into the preparation is amazing. I had no idea about the touch of the artist, nor anything that went into taxidermy, really, so this video was very educational. There is just something about the "last" of something that leaves a sense of sadness...

[@דורוןפרנקו-ע4ש]

Amazing documentry i also saved a lot of tortoises in israel where i live alot of children used to collect tortoises as pets i used to explain to them gently tortoises must be in the wild otherwise they become extinct i use to consficate the tortoises and put them back into the wilderness latley i walked in the wilderness where i live in israel i saw a big population of tortoises i am very happy they are still surviving and thriving am very happy i help the wildlife of israel survive for future generations if we see wildlife we must observe it in its natural einviroment that is the only way we can help wildlife survive LOVE FROM ISRAEL

[@nilspochat8665]

13:20 "very kind to lettuce [...]" he's a genius!

[@DishWithDina]

This was fascinating! My brother and George (the taxidermist, not the tortoise) are friends. I’m in awe of his talent and skill. Thank you so much for all you do to preserve and educate us on wildlife. 🐢

[@IndriidaeNT]

This documentary about preserving Lonesome George at AMNH after his death in 2012 is pretty cool.

[@1whospeaks]

What a beautiful job, to preserve the world we lost so well that it lives after us, amazing work the talent and attention to detail is supreme.

[@alfajorcin]

beautifull. been in galapagos, had the chance to see him. look at my profile picture. loved this doc.

[@madwilliamflint]

Yep. Me too. I was there a bit more than a decade ago, got to meet him :)

[@alfajorcin]

:) galapagos was an amazing experience. did you went with a boat cruise like me?

[@loneaxolotl]

You guys are so lucky!

[@LadyLion121]

Amazing documentary. Excellent preservation and painting.

[@frosttheicefloeturtle8143]

0:47 "Lonesome George had arrived safely" Bro he's dead

[@boballende]

Outstanding Documentary!

[@williammayhew1262]

Great story.

[@onelife8367]

Lonesome George ❤

[@projectgarage61]

If they remove the skin and the shell... where are the other bodies of George? Did they preserve it?

[@gstowers6718]

It's a shame that they weren't prepared for George's demise. I'm sure there could have been a way to preserve his DNA so he was not the last of his species. We were in Galapagos to dive last winter and it was so really sad they let him die.

[@dewinthemorning]

I suppose Lonesome George died of old age? I am very pleased to hear that the taxidermists have preserved him for the museum. Good news, the population of tortoises in different Galapagos islands will be at least partially restored, and be left to evolve further in different islands. So people hundreds of years from now will be able to see them.

[@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory]

***** Thanks for your comment. To answer your question, Lonesome George died of natural causes in June, 2012 at the tortoise breeding center in Santa Cruz.

[@World-birder]

Normally they could live for 200years or longer, George was only about 100 years old.

[@dewinthemorning]

persianlover2 Poor George, he died young... for a tortoise. :)

[@robert-brydson-1]

that was fabulous !

[@naturespipes5718]

Extinction is real and very sad 😢

[@brendancarlton7326]

I like this.

[@nargessn.1818]

😢😢😢💔

[@juliomotoche]

Cuando retorna el Solitario George a Ecuador?

[@joerobinson7564]

I hope one day you don't have to do this for the last remaining blue whale, If it would even be possible. It would be awesome if you could do a video on that as well and why it's important to learn about and protect them before it's too late.

[@AgdaFingers]

Joe Robinson Hopefully it won’t come to this - not too soon. There may still be hope for our species. True we will still lose some, but there’s always hope we’ll be able to save the ones that remain.

[@juliomotoche]

When Lonesome George returns to Ecuador?

[@jillbauerle2789]

Lonesome George is expected to return to Ecuador soon. Check back on the Museum's news blog (www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs) for updates.

[@megalodon7916]

He hasn't returned because the Ecuadorean government and the local authorities in the Galopagos are arguing over where to put him. The government wants him in the capital, while everyone in the Galapagos wants him back on his island home. The museum can't send him back until they settle on a location.

[@TheGroundedAviator]

Has it been settled now?

[@Barb5001]

I wonder if the tortoise was named after comedian George Goble who called himself Lonesome George..

[@sdqsdq6274]

he was named lonesome george because he was last of his kind of his species

[@jhonnytom7553]

ALGUIEN SABE SI SU CUIDADOR YA LO VIO.

[@fawardrazeek7169]

So in this process they had to remove poor Georgie's neck and replace it with an artificial one?? why oh why??

[@TheGroundedAviator]

They put the skin over it.

[@boxes_of_boxes]

George was already dead, taxidermy uses the preserved skin of the animal with clay and wire instead of the musculature, as it would be too hard to preserve.

[@paulmphoto]

This is so sad not in good way.