孤單佐治

孤單佐治（英文：Lonesome George，西班牙文：Solitario Jorge，1910年—2012年6月24號），又譯做寂寞佐治、寂寞喬治、孤獨喬治，1971年發現，2012年死咗，係世界上最稀有動物兼全球物種保護象徵之一平塔島象龜（學名：Geochelone nigra abingdoni）。佢係最後一隻死剩種（遺孤）。

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有人幫過孤單佐治交配未成功。

參考

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