| EtherealDeath United States. June 26 2012 06:03. Posts 8156 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 05:50 AlphaWhale wrote:
I suspect foul play.
I suspect fowl play as well. |
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| DoubleReed United States. June 26 2012 06:06. Posts 3133 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 06:02 HomeWorld wrote:
Now to be very cynical, it amuses me to see so many "saddened" ppl by the death of the last specimen on earth (insert any endangered specie here).
Why this sadness, knowing that you did nothing to prevent the extinction of that specie ?!
Is it me or humans are able to show regret (or try to do someting) only when it's too late ?!
Think.
We did do something trying to prevent his extinction. We tried to get him to mate with some others of his own subspecies. But he's also a giant turtle, which makes him awesome. What is your problem?
He was only 100 years old. That's practically an adolescent for these tortoises. Why did he have to die so young? |
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| Jojo131 Philippines. June 26 2012 06:07. Posts 1312 | Profile # |
On June 26 2012 06:02 HomeWorld wrote:
Now to be very cynical, it amuses me to see so many "saddened" ppl by the death of the last specimen on earth (insert any endangered specie here).
Why this sadness, knowing that you did nothing to prevent the extinction of that specie ?!
Is it me or humans are able to show regret (or try to do someting) only when it's too late ?!
Think.
I think the sad part was that he died alone after only 100 years, and you dont think that within those 100 years someone out there didn't try to find him a mate before he ended up becoming some sort of tourist attraction?Last edit: 2012-06-26 06:08:11 |
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| EienShinwa United States. June 26 2012 06:08. Posts 651 | Profile # |
| How did he die so young? If the subspecies life span is 200 years, something must have gone wrong no? |
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| HomeWorld Romania. June 26 2012 06:10. Posts 562 | Profile # |
On June 26 2012 06:06 DoubleReed wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 06:02 HomeWorld wrote:
Now to be very cynical, it amuses me to see so many "saddened" ppl by the death of the last specimen on earth (insert any endangered specie here).
Why this sadness, knowing that you did nothing to prevent the extinction of that specie ?!
Is it me or humans are able to show regret (or try to do someting) only when it's too late ?!
Think.
We did do something trying to prevent his extinction. We tried to get him to mate with some others of his own subspecies. But he's also a giant turtle, which makes him awesome. What is your problem? He was only 100 years old. That's practically an adolescent for these tortoises. Why did he have to die so young?
Simple answer, "he" couldn't stand anymore against the amount of hypocrisy and foolishness around "him".
Leaving the joke aside, what I've said isn't related exclusively to that "thing". We aren't even close. |
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| PassionFruit June 26 2012 06:17. Posts 177 | Profile Blog # |
| Dunno, I find it more sad that he lived in a cage for at least the last 40 years. No means of perpetuating the species, so let 'em die while roaming in the seas. The cage was already a living death. Probably died so young (they said 200 years is avg for subspecies) from being cooped up in a pool of water all day long. It's pretty perverse how we cage animals away from their natural habitat, then champion that it's in their best interest. It's not in their best interests, it's in our best interests. Ridiculuous as hell. Okay time to stop the I hate zoos rant. Anyhow, RIP turtle... |
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| ShadeR Australia. June 26 2012 06:17. Posts 6610 | Profile Blog # |
| omg i read the title in the sidebar and i just knew it was lonesome george =[ |
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| DoubleReed United States. June 26 2012 06:20. Posts 3133 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 06:10 HomeWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 06:06 DoubleReed wrote:
On June 26 2012 06:02 HomeWorld wrote:
Now to be very cynical, it amuses me to see so many "saddened" ppl by the death of the last specimen on earth (insert any endangered specie here).
Why this sadness, knowing that you did nothing to prevent the extinction of that specie ?!
Is it me or humans are able to show regret (or try to do someting) only when it's too late ?!
Think.
We did do something trying to prevent his extinction. We tried to get him to mate with some others of his own subspecies. But he's also a giant turtle, which makes him awesome. What is your problem? He was only 100 years old. That's practically an adolescent for these tortoises. Why did he have to die so young?
Simple answer, "he" couldn't stand anymore against the amount of hypocrisy and foolishness around "him". Leaving the joke aside, what I've said isn't related exclusively to that "thing". We aren't even close.
What are you doing? He may be dead, but he's still a he. Referring to him as a thing is just plain rude.
Show some respect to your giant turtle elders. |
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| aRod United States. June 26 2012 06:27. Posts 756 | Profile # |
Very sad day for environmentalist, ecologist, and animal lovers everywhere...
RIP George |
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| Ethenielle Norway. June 26 2012 06:28. Posts 955 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 06:06 DoubleReed wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 06:02 HomeWorld wrote:
Now to be very cynical, it amuses me to see so many "saddened" ppl by the death of the last specimen on earth (insert any endangered specie here).
Why this sadness, knowing that you did nothing to prevent the extinction of that specie ?!
Is it me or humans are able to show regret (or try to do someting) only when it's too late ?!
Think.
We did do something trying to prevent his extinction. We tried to get him to mate with some others of his own subspecies. But he's also a giant turtle, which makes him awesome. What is your problem? He was only 100 years old. That's practically an adolescent for these tortoises. Why did he have to die so young?
Yes, because mating the last remaining individual of a species seems like a great way to prevent extinction.
The defacing of shells is actually smart though, even if it's 120% retarded that we have to do things like that. What's next, cloaking Nautilus shells in some sort of plastic so they look awful enough that poachers won't take them? Tiger pelts?
Hard to not be a misanthrope in a world like this.
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| Amaterasu1234 United States. June 26 2012 06:30. Posts 317 | Profile # |
On June 26 2012 06:17 PassionFruit wrote:
Dunno, I find it more sad that he lived in a cage for at least the last 40 years. No means of perpetuating the species, so let 'em die while roaming in the seas. The cage was already a living death. Probably died so young (they said 200 years is avg for subspecies) from being cooped up in a pool of water all day long. It's pretty perverse how we cage animals away from their natural habitat, then champion that it's in their best interest. It's not in their best interests, it's in our best interests. Ridiculuous as hell. Okay time to stop the I hate zoos rant. Anyhow, RIP turtle...
Conversely, in their natural habitat such a creature would have already been poached to extinction. So, I believe you can see the dilemma here... |
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| danl9rm United States. June 26 2012 06:30. Posts 2448 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 05:50 AlphaWhale wrote:
I suspect foul play.
I don't know why, I guess it caught me off guard. But, you win, you got a laugh out of me. :/ |
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| thurst0n United States. June 26 2012 06:38. Posts 573 | Profile Blog # |
| I got to see lonesome George on a school trip. He was definitely awesome, even if just because of hid size and rarity. I hope OP updates when the autopsy comes back. |
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| huStl.e Scotland. June 26 2012 06:43. Posts 102 | Profile # |
On June 26 2012 06:10 HomeWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 06:06 DoubleReed wrote:
On June 26 2012 06:02 HomeWorld wrote:
Now to be very cynical, it amuses me to see so many "saddened" ppl by the death of the last specimen on earth (insert any endangered specie here).
Why this sadness, knowing that you did nothing to prevent the extinction of that specie ?!
Is it me or humans are able to show regret (or try to do someting) only when it's too late ?!
Think.
We did do something trying to prevent his extinction. We tried to get him to mate with some others of his own subspecies. But he's also a giant turtle, which makes him awesome. What is your problem? He was only 100 years old. That's practically an adolescent for these tortoises. Why did he have to die so young?
Simple answer, "he" couldn't stand anymore against the amount of hypocrisy and foolishness around "him". Leaving the joke aside, what I've said isn't related exclusively to that "thing". We aren't even close.
I struggle to find anything other than douchebaggery in your posts you seem to have come along and tried to shit on everything in this thread.
In Georges memory im proposing the rest of TL ignore your posts in this thread.
RIP George. |
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| KaiserJohan Sweden. June 26 2012 06:44. Posts 1487 | Profile # |
On June 26 2012 06:02 HomeWorld wrote:
Now to be very cynical, it amuses me to see so many "saddened" ppl by the death of the last specimen on earth (insert any endangered specie here).
Why this sadness, knowing that you did nothing to prevent the extinction of that specie ?!
Is it me or humans are able to show regret (or try to do someting) only when it's too late ?!
Think.
Easy to say when they were hunted to extinction several decades before most of us were even birthed.
It is definately a tragedy to see a species go extinct.Last edit: 2012-06-26 06:44:26 |
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| Destro Netherlands. June 26 2012 06:47. Posts 1176 | Profile # |
| he shell never be forgotten. |
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| fortheGG United Kingdom. June 26 2012 06:48. Posts 931 | Profile # |
| thought you meant the evil looking kid, sorry to hear the turtle died ;( |
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| r.Evo Germany. June 26 2012 06:52. Posts 5202 | Profile # |
Lonesome George died from being lonely. =(
Welp. Always wanted to see one of those things when I was a kid. These dudes are so badass. =(Last edit: 2012-06-26 06:53:00 |
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| PassionFruit June 26 2012 06:59. Posts 177 | Profile Blog # |
On June 26 2012 06:30 Amaterasu1234 wrote:
Show nested quote +On June 26 2012 06:17 PassionFruit wrote:
Dunno, I find it more sad that he lived in a cage for at least the last 40 years. No means of perpetuating the species, so let 'em die while roaming in the seas. The cage was already a living death. Probably died so young (they said 200 years is avg for subspecies) from being cooped up in a pool of water all day long. It's pretty perverse how we cage animals away from their natural habitat, then champion that it's in their best interest. It's not in their best interests, it's in our best interests. Ridiculuous as hell. Okay time to stop the I hate zoos rant. Anyhow, RIP turtle...
Conversely, in their natural habitat such a creature would have already been poached to extinction. So, I believe you can see the dilemma here...
Of course I see the dilemma, but the ridiculousness that I point to is the fact that people actual think a proper solution is to take the animal out of his natural habitat and put 'em in a zoo. Somehow this is supposed to be better than the alternative? Try to prevent poaching. Lobby for the preservation of a habitat or stricter regulations. But to take an animal out of his natural habitat, put 'em in an artifical one (that's a joke compared to the real thing), then say high-five gg problem solved? How is that even a solution? And even moreso in the present situation given that he's an infertile final member of his species. It's ridiculous. But we can't forget the other consideration of having kids come goggling at the animal for a small entry fee. So I say just leave 'em in the wild. Poaching is bad. But constructive imprisonment is even worse.
But it's just a thought really. Basking in my hypocrisy, I enjoy zoos too. Especially the bears. I like bears.Last edit: 2012-06-26 07:00:54 |
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| Kyrillion Russian Federation. June 26 2012 06:59. Posts 575 | Profile # |
| So did he live...one hundred years of solitude ? |
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