Lonesome George

Lonesome George is a male tortoise and the last known survivor of its species, the Pinta Island tortoise (Geochelone Nigra Abingdoni), and is therefore dubbed as "Exticnt in the Wild" by the IUCN Redlist. 35 years ago, the Darwin Institute found Lonesome George and took him into care. They even offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who provided a mate that laid the eggs that would become his offspring... until the Istitute found that the two tortoises in the same room as eorge were laying eggs - George's eggs! A total of about 45 eggs were laid by now, but every single one was infertile. But recently, 4 tortoises were found on Pinta Island and might be the same species as George!