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PINTA ISLAND TORTOISE

From Collecta

Realistic Quality Collectible Replicas

~ NEW FOR 2013 ~

Replica size: 3" Long  2" High

The last member of the Pinta Island tortoise subspecies (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) died on June 24, 2012. Known as "Lonesome George" by his keepers at the Charles Darwin Research Station on the Galápagos Island of Santa Cruz, this giant tortoise was estimated to be 100 years old. Weighing 200 pounds and measuring 5 feet in length, George was a healthy representative of his kind, but repeated attempts to breed him with biologically similar female tortoises proved unsuccessful.

Scientists at the research station plan to save tissue samples and DNA from George's body in hopes of reproducing his genetic material in the future. For now, though, Lonesome George will bepreserved via taxidermy to be displayed at the Galápagos National Park.

Characteristics of the now-extinct Pinta Island tortoise resemble those ofother members of the Galapagos giant tortoise species (Chelonoidis nigra), which is the largest living species of tortoise and one of the heaviest living reptiles in the world.

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For over 25 years Safari,Ltd. has been a leading manufacturer of innovative, educational toys that have been inspired by nature and that fuel our childrens' imagination. Their goal is to enrich the lives of children by providing enduring and captivating toys that also provide real value for the money. And...they're safe !!  They are free of phthalate -which is a chemical softening agent commonly added to PVC plastic. Phthalate is now banned in toys in Europe, Japan, San Francisco and will be banned in Californa by 2009.