The Galapagos Tortoises

Fill in the gaps with the right words from the list. 1. We are all grateful for your help and encouragement. 2. The dogs are in a fenced in the backyard. 3. Our dog just likes to. 4. Police are searching for relatives of the. 5. He was proud of his royal. 6. That horse is a Arabian. 7. He made no to apologize. 8. For small companies, the future looks.

Choose the right answer. Lonesome George was alone.

Choose the right answer. The closest relatives are .

Choose the right answer. The research team analysed DNA from seven Pinta tortoises and compared it with samples from twenty-seven giant tortoises.

Choose the right answer. Scientists wanted to find a match for Lonesome George.

Choose the right option. Some kinds of giant tortoises are on the of extinction.

Choose the right answer. Lonesome George became a attraction of Pinta Island.

Choose the right answer. Scientists hope that George’s ‘lost’ ancestral genes in some years.

Choose the right answer. Blood samples by the team of researchers in 2008.

Choose the right answer. The Galapagos Islands by everyone.

Choose the right answer. This came as a pleasant surprise to scientists since no other Pinta tortoises on Pinta Island since 1906.

Choose the right answer. Lonesome George in 1971 on Pinta Island.

Choose the right word for each gap. Lonesome George was a giant tortoise, the last of his species and thus, alone. Scientists tried to rescue his genes by him with another tortoise. The research team DNA from seven Pinta tortoises – six from the deceased museum and one from George himself – and compared it with blood from twenty-seven giant tortoises. Among these samples, they found one tortoise, about thirty years old, with clear signs of Pinta . Sadly, however, the newly discovered tortoise was not a suitable romantic partner for George: he was male! He was not either. In that case, there was a clear possibility of finding other Pinta individuals out there, maybe even a female. Unfortunately, all the failed.

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