In his 100 years of life, George survived pirates, whalers and goats, which ate their way through his habitat In his 100 years of life, George survived pirates, whalers and goats, which ate their way through his habitat. But he could not escape his destiny, which was to be the last of his subspecies, the Pinta Island tortoise. So when George was discovered stretched out in the direction of his watering hole on Sunday, Chelonoidis abingdoni was no more.

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