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Tragic: A giant tortoise named Lonesome George known as a symbol for the disappearing species and of the Galapagos Islands, was found dead
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'Came to an end': The body of Lonesome George, believed to be the last living member of the Pinta island subspecies, is carried away
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Disappeared species: The tortoise had become an ambassador of sorts for the islands off Ecuador's coast whose unique flora and fauna helped inspire Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution |