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Lonesome George has relatives

Lonesome George has relatives

Lonesome George might be have passed away but he’s still making the news. Less than six months after his death, with his carapace still interred in a Galapagos freezer, it appears he may not have been the last of his

Henry 19 November 201226 August 2020 Conservation, Evolution, Galapagos, Zoology Read more

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

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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