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Old 25th June 2012, 10:44 AM
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Default Lonesome George dies

A sad day :

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/co...625-20x8v.html
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Old 25th June 2012, 12:24 PM
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Poo.

Poor ol' bugger.
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Old 25th June 2012, 01:57 PM
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That sucks.
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Old 25th June 2012, 02:04 PM
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Very sad.
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Old 25th June 2012, 02:10 PM
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Is that the old dude that Darwin chatted with?
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Old 25th June 2012, 04:53 PM
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End of an individual and a species at the same time, how sad.
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