FILE PHOTO: Pinta island tortoise “Lonesome George” is seen in his shelter at Galapagos National Park in Santa Cruz September 15, 2008. After decades of solitude, George may finally save his species of Galapagos giant tortoise from extinction, his keepers said in July. George, who has shown little interest in reproducing during 36 years in captivity, stunned his keepers by mating with one of his two female companions of a similar species of Galapagos tortoise. Park rangers found a nest with several eggs in George’s pen and placed three in incubators. It will take about four months to know whether the eggs bear George’s offspring. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (ECUADOR)
