Lonesome George to Finally be a Father?

Posted by Queuebot in Animal on July 24, 2009 at 1:51 am

It may have taken the best part of a century but scientists are hoping that Lonesome George, the last remaining example of the Galapagos Pinta Tortoise (featured previously at Neatorama) will finally become a father later this year.  Eggs have been discovered in his enclosure and rushed to an incubator for special attention.

This follows a false start last year when over a dozen eggs were laid but all sadly turned out to be infertile. However, that in itself was a breakthrough – before that George hadn’t seemed in any great hurry to do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel at all.

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Scientists Found New Species of Galapagos Pink Iguana

Posted by Alex in Animal, Science & Tech on January 6, 2009 at 12:08 am

Scientists have just discovered a new species of iguana that has pink scales and lives on one volcano in the Galapagos Islands:

… scientists have discovered that the "rosada" – or pink – iguana is a species in its own right after comparing its genes with other land iguanas on the Galapagos.

There were also physical differences, besides the striking pink and black-striped colouring. Pink iguanas had flat head scales, unlike other land iguanas, and a thick fatty crest on the back of the neck with small conical scales.

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