The experts believed that mid 20th Century saw the majority of the tortoises in Pinta Island wiped out because of excessive hunting, and had become extinct until they found a lone male that, over a period of time would acquire the name “ Lonesome George” and become world famous. This is how Albert Gunther described it in 1877 when he brought a certain specimen to London.
In general, most tortoise species can live for 80150. Galápagos tortoises are known to live for more than 150 years, but an albabra giant tortoise named Advaita can live an estimated 255 years. It is not easy to determine their correct age.
Tortoise Chelonoidis Nigra Abingdonii or the Pinta Island tortoise also referred to as the Abingdon Island tortoise the Pinta giant tortoise or the ‘giant’ tortoise of the Abingdon Island, originally belonged to the subspecies of the Galapagos tortoise, a native to Ecuador’s Pinta Island. pinta island tortoise scientific name: Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii: Tortoises are long-lived animals.
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