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- "Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind." - "Some 20,000 giant tortoises still live on the Galapagos." That confused me a bit. My interpret
by Indyan 14y ago
- "Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind."
- "Some 20,000 giant tortoises still live on the Galapagos."
That confused me a bit. My interpretation is that Lonesome George belonged to a species of giant tortoises that is not extinct, but there are still several other species of giant tortoises in the wild. Is that correct?
- kayhi 14y agoI took it to mean there are 20k left, but are of different species.