Subspecies Gallery

Abingdon Island tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni)

Abingdon Island tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni). Lonesome George, last survivor of its species and icon for conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands. He died on June 24, 2012 at an estimated age of 101 or 102 years old. Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz (Indefatigable) Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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Japanese wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax)

Japanese wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax), juvenile pig finding food at night. Hikers and nearby town residents sometimes leave food for the animals making them unafraid of people, thus contributing to the increase in attacks on people by hungry animals. Mount Rokko National Park, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Sri Lanka, Tissamaharama, Yala National Park aka Ruhuna National Park, block 1

Sri Lanka, Tissamaharama, Yala National Park aka Ruhuna National Park, block 1. Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to Sri Lanka, endangered list

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