Lessons from a Lonely Tortoise
Lessons from a Lonely Tortoise
By Bryn Nelson
Sept. 5, 2007
Science News for Kids
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador—
At first glance, the world's rarest creature looked just like a big boulder.
I had scanned a large, plant-filled enclosure several times before locating him: a 70-something-year-old tortoise named Lonesome George. The tortoise weighs 88 kilograms (nearly 200 pounds), but he was barely visible beyond several bushes, and his head and legs were tucked neatly within his shell.
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