Lonesome George (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Lonesome George" in English language version.

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bbc.co.uk

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"Joy at giant tortoise eggs". BBC. July 23, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

bbc.co.uk

"Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George: Dispute over body". BBC News. September 22, 2014.

cbc.ca

"Galapagos bachelor tortoise struggles to be a dad". CBC. November 11, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

cnn.com

Jones, Bryony (June 25, 2012). "Lonesome George, last of the Pinta Island tortoises, dies". CNN. Retrieved June 26, 2012.

edition.cnn.com

"Lonesome George, last of the Pinta Island tortoises, dies". CNN. June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.

darwinfoundation.org

"Dwindling Hopes of Offspring from Lonesome". Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands. November 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

doi.org

Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. JSTOR 49147. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.
Quesada; et al. (2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.

elcomercio.com

"El solitario George murió esta madrugada" (in Spanish). El Comercio. June 24, 2012. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012. Naula estima que el fallecimiento se debió a un paro del corazón, propio de que la tortuga ya habría cumplido su ciclo de vida. No obstante, se esperará hasta el resultado de la necropsia para determinar oficialmente qué generó el deceso.

elnuevodia.com

"Necropsia de "solitario Jorge" revela que murió de viejo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). June 26, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

galapagos.org

Staff. "Lonesome George". Galapagos Conservancy. Retrieved June 5, 2014. ...his age was estimated at over 100 years old at the time of his passing...
"Eggs from Lonesome George's Companion are Infertile, Once Again" (Press release). Galapagos Conservancy. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

galapagospark.org

Proceso de Relaciones Públicas de la Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos (June 24, 2012). "El mundo pierde al solitario George". Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.

harvard.edu

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Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. JSTOR 49147. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.

indiatimes.com

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

"Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". The Times Of India. June 25, 2012.

jstor.org

Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. JSTOR 49147. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.

mpora.com

Lloyd-Jones, Celia (December 17, 2015). "Scientists Are Attempting To Genetically Resurrect The Extinct Galapagos Tortoise".

msn.com

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Raferty, Isolde. "Lonesome George, last-of-its-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". MSNBC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

nationalgeographic.com

news.nationalgeographic.com

Ingber, Sasha (November 16, 2012). "Lonesome George Not the Last of His Kind, After All?". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2014. ...the 1972 discovery of Lonesome George, then around 60 years old...
Ingber, Sasha (November 16, 2012). "Lonesome George Not the Last of His Kind, After All?". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.

nationalpost.com

news.nationalpost.com

"Giant tortoise Lonesome George's death leaves the world one subspecies poorer". nationalpost.com. Retrieved June 25, 2012.

nih.gov

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. JSTOR 49147. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.
Quesada; et al. (2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Caccone, Adalgisa; Gibbs, James P.; Ketmaier, Valerio; Suatoni, Elizabeth; Powell, Jeffrey R. (1999). "Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (23): 13223–8. Bibcode:1999PNAS...9613223C. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13223. JSTOR 49147. PMC 23929. PMID 10557302.
Quesada; et al. (2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.

npr.org

"Science-Based Artist Gives Celebrity Tortoise A Second Life". March 2, 2015.

nytimes.com

Fountain, Henry (July 1, 2013). "With Taxidermists' Help, Lonesome George Will Remain in Public View". The New York Times.

pbs.org

Staff (June 2012). "The Loneliest Animals: Update: Galapagos Tortoise Lonesome George Dies". PBS. Retrieved June 5, 2014. ...about 100 at the time of his death...

planetark.com

Gardner, Simon (February 6, 2001). "Lonesome George faces own Galapagos tortoise curse". Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

smithsonianmag.com

Geiling, Natasha (September 26, 2014). "Lonesome George, the Last Tortoise of His Kind, Is on Posthumous Display in NYC". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

telegraph.co.uk

Gray, Louise (December 5, 2008). "Lonesome George's first sex in decades ends in disappointment". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
"Will Lonesome George finally find a mate?". London: The Telegraph. January 21, 2011. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

theguardian.com

Tran, Mark (July 22, 2009). "Lonesome George, the last Galápagos giant tortoise, may become a dad". The Guardian. London. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
Nicholls, Henry (February 17, 2017). "Welcome home, Lonesome George: giant tortoise returns to Galapagos". The Guardian. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

upi.com

"Tortoise Lonesome George to be embalmed". UPI. June 28, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.

watoday.com.au

"New eggs spark Galapagos tortoise hopes". WA Today. July 23, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

web.archive.org

Ingber, Sasha (November 16, 2012). "Lonesome George Not the Last of His Kind, After All?". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2014. ...the 1972 discovery of Lonesome George, then around 60 years old...
Gardner, Simon (February 6, 2001). "Lonesome George faces own Galapagos tortoise curse". Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
Proceso de Relaciones Públicas de la Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos (June 24, 2012). "El mundo pierde al solitario George". Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
Raferty, Isolde. "Lonesome George, last-of-its-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". MSNBC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
"Dwindling Hopes of Offspring from Lonesome". Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands. November 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
Gray, Louise (December 5, 2008). "Lonesome George's first sex in decades ends in disappointment". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
"Eggs from Lonesome George's Companion are Infertile, Once Again" (Press release). Galapagos Conservancy. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
"Will Lonesome George finally find a mate?". London: The Telegraph. January 21, 2011. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
"El solitario George murió esta madrugada" (in Spanish). El Comercio. June 24, 2012. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012. Naula estima que el fallecimiento se debió a un paro del corazón, propio de que la tortuga ya habría cumplido su ciclo de vida. No obstante, se esperará hasta el resultado de la necropsia para determinar oficialmente qué generó el deceso.
Ingber, Sasha (November 16, 2012). "Lonesome George Not the Last of His Kind, After All?". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.

yale.edu

news.yale.edu

Hathaway, Bill (December 14, 2015). "Resurrecting Lonesome George: Relatives of extinct species of tortoise studied in the Galapagos".