Lonely george

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Like Van Gogh, this snail became famous on the Internet after

Like Van Gogh, this snail became famous on the Internet after

his death. Tens of thousands of netizens on Twitter sent RIP to commemorate it, but its name was not Van Gogh, but George.
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To be honest, you don't know George until it's dead...

To be honest, you don't know George until it's dead...

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The origin of the snail's name is also not interesting. The

The origin of the snail's name is also not interesting. The

name "George" was previously attributed to a tortoise, the last member of the Pinta Island tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, and people used to call it "Lonely George". It is considered the rarest animal in the world and one of the symbols of species conservation in the Galapagos Islands and around the world.
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Lonely George died in 2012. When it was finally found, its

Lonely George died in 2012. When it was finally found, its

body was collapsed on the ground, facing "in the direction of its watering hole" on Santa Cruz Island.
Since the snail in this bottle is also the last member, so call it George too.
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The snail, named George, was born in the early 2000s after

The snail, named George, was born in the early 2000s after

its parents were caught in the mountains to protect them from predators. For more than a decade, researchers have been busy finding someone for George, to no avail. On New Year's Day this year, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said George was dead. Because there is no similar spouse, in the end, George can only be defeated.
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George was 14 when he died, which is a long time for a snail.

George was 14 when he died, which is a long time

for a snail.