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Endling: The Story of Lonesome George
In 1971, scientists exploring a remote Galápagos island discovered a solitary giant tortoise living among the cactus and Palo Santo trees. Soon named Lonesome George, he carried an unimaginable burden beneath his massive shell: he was the last of his kind.
In Endling: The Story of Lonesome George, Maeve Kiley traces the human choices that connects his story to Martha, Sudan, Toughie, and other animals pushed to extinction’s edge.
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