Prague tortoise was thought to be “twin” of Pinta tortoise Lonesome George

The death of Lonesome George, the last remaining Pinta island giant tortoise recently saddened legions of nature and reptile lovers around the world. For quite some time, tortoise experts believed that George might not be as ‘lonesome’ as previously assumed: a Prague Zoo tortoise bore such close resemblance to George that even reptile experts thought he might too be a member of the Pinta species.