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Lonesome George

Lonesome George and the late Lord Devon’s helmet

On Monday, when news of Lonesome George’s death began to reach editors around the world, I was asked to write his obituary for the Guardian. As I had already sent in one to Nature, they sensibly got the very excellent

Henry 28 June 201226 August 2020 Conservation, Galapagos, History of science, Publishing, Zoology Read more

The death of Lonesome George

The death of Lonesome George

A team of vets, technicians and scientists has just carried out an autopsy on Lonesome George’s cold corpse. The early signs, according to a press release just issued by the Galapagos National Park, are that he suffered a cardiac arrest

Henry 26 June 201226 August 2020 Conservation, Galapagos, Zoology Read more

On George’s island

There is a tiny island in the Pacific I know I’ll never visit. But I’d love to. It’s a volcano called Pinta, once known to buccaneers and whalers as Abingdon Island, and home to the world’s most endangered creature –

Henry 1 October 20074 June 2020 Conservation, Evolution, Galapagos, Insomnia, Kleine-Levin Syndrome, Narcolepsy, Non-24 sleep wake disorder, Restless legs syndrome, Sleep apnea, Sleep disorders, Sleep paralysis, Zoology Read more
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