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'Voice of the forest': George the snail, last of his kind, dies at age 14

Source
Guardian (International Edition)

Publication Date
2019-01-08

As New Year’s Day broke in the Hawaiian Islands, one rare creature was not there to emerge from his shell and greet it: George, the last snail of his kind and a local celebrity, was dead at age 14.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/08/george-the-snail-tree-snail-hawaiian-islands-biodiversity