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Where did the most famous bachelor in the world live?

In 2012, a male tortoise named Lonely George, who was called the most famous bachelor in the world, died at one of the research stations in the Galapagos Islands. It was considered the last representative of the Abingdon elephant tortoise subspecies.

For several decades, scientists have tried to find a genetically similar female from related subspecies for him, but all mating attempts ended in laying non-viable eggs.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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