David Attenborough Meets The Rarest Animal in the WORLD?! | "The Last of His Kind" | Nature Bites
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2022
- Lonesome George is the last of his kind, a Pinta Island species of the giant Galapagos tortoises. David Attenborough tells his extraordinary story as two legends meet, just a few weeks before Lonesome George's death...
Lonesome George was a male Pinta Island tortoise and the last known individual of the species. In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George serves as an important symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos Islands and throughout the world.
From David Attenborough's Galapagos, Season 1 Episode 1, "Origin": Sir David Attenborough travels to the Galapagos, charting the archipelago's explosive rise from the ocean millions of years ago and looking at its unique wildlife. In the first episode, David Attenbourgh discovers the plants, animals and landscape of the 16 Galagapos isles.
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This guy has narrated so many documentaries throughout my life lol. He’s a legend.
He is a shill, government agent spreading lies
I still like him the best with David Suzuki second. They both sound like they care and are genuinely interested in what they're talking about, not just putting on a voice to do narration like a lot of other narrators.
Pretty impressive for a turtle🤔
@@chad773 yea the old man’s decent also I hear.
He's been such a large part of me life that I refer to him as Uncle Dave
“He’s getting a bit creaky in his joints, as indeed am I” David Attenborough always gets me with the subtle humor
man has the most adoring writers
@@MrSatnavatron he actually improvises alot of it. he's been asked that before.
“Subtle” how is that subtle lol
Makes me laugh....but ever more aware of how old sir Attenborough is 😢
3:18, THAT HIT HARD, I actually teared up man, Rest in peace lonesome george, you were too good for this world
Yeah me too, oh my god
Ditto
The death of a species. If that's not grief I don't know what is. ☹️
Same
They found a tortoise that had 16% pinta tortoise Gene's. So they may still be around
Here we see te rarest species to ever live ... a David Atterborough. He entertains a lot of creatures with his magnificent voice and one of his kind. Trully remarkable 😊
I love David but English please bro 😂
If you’re going to talk about the guy at least spell his fkn name right
He's also a fakey fake liar
@@bigglyguy8429 oh here we go, explain your mad ass conspiracy to us 🙄
@@AfromanRants he's not wrong tho, haven't you heard what he's done in the past?
Rest In Peace George. Almost two decades ago I read about you in one of my favorite picture books, and you’ve been a great symbol ever since. Let us learn from our mistakes so that we can contribute to a better future.
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Pretty sure we've found more of these turtles on an island and are making a restoration project rn.
@@slowfudgeballs9517 This isn't the same species of tortoise. Attenborough mentioned that in this episode.
AMONG US
@@arekushieru9367 Chelonoidis N. abingdonii vs Chelonoidis N. phantasticus. Same family. Possible laboratory insemination and repopulation with a phantasticus female could be likely.
Imagine outliving a tortoise. David's just on another level
😂
Underrated comment😂😂
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Guarantee you he's gonna outlive the queen too
This is no joke man, nature is dying.
You are a rare treasure yourself David. It will be a huge hit for many of us if/when your time comes. Ouch, that's a sad fact. But you've left us with amazing narrations and insight.
Hello. How are you doing?
Who actually brings up someone dying before they are dead? wtf is wrong with people these days? Seriously. How do you even know you won't die before him? Such an odd comment on a video about a tortoise. If someone talked to either of my parents while still alive like they were soon to die or already gone I would have probably jarred them in the mouth. lol.
@@THOTHvii Maybe some things, words of appreciation are best said before someone dies. Even if it was in the clumsiest way possible.
Well said @@THOTHvii
Endlings are truely the saddest and most wonderous of sights. The very last of their kind , it makes my heart so heavy. Its almost like watching reality slip into myth. Once a unique species of giant tortoise roamed pinto , lonesome geroge was the last. Farewell geroge.
on the bright side, though no more of them will ever have to die again. That's got to count for something, right? No more pain, no more death. For an entire species. It's not all bad. 99% of the species that ever roamed the earth are currently extinct. It's not tragic it's merciful, really. Entire species that no longer have to toil & tarry just to die in the end anyway. "Why not just skip the pain and suffering altogether?" is what I always have said and so why I'd mandate forced sterilization for all humans of post-pubescent age were I in charge around here. Just think: no one would have to argue about abortion anymore. Ever.
These mofo laughing and enjoying in comment section. I hope world to end and all humans to be wiped out
Rest In Peace George. You did well buddy. You did well.
Turtles cant read. Dead turtles even less. And humans who comment for likes are as useful as dead turtles.
@@Cba409 🤡
@@OukiLips go outside, touch some grass troll
Jesus Christ don't scare me like that...I swear I read it as RIP david.
@@Cba409 🤡🤡🤡
I've seen him when I was on the Galapagos, as his preserved body is now on display at the Darwin Center. Quite a moment.
you mean david attenborough ?
@@DrKlud : David Attenborough is still alive as far as I know. No, the preserved body of Lonesome George.
Idk how I feel about that...
His body will remain unchanged by time, just like the legend of the seemingly immortal tortoise itself.
I saw him when he was still alive!
I'm already crying for the day we lose David Attenborough 😭
I don't know how I am going to get through a life without David Attenborough speaking, eloquently as always, for the fine creatures of this planet.
I will forever love Attenboroughs passion for creatures.
If David attenborough was the ambassador of the natural world officially with powers,the world would be a much better place than he has already helped to make it.Thankyou David For your massive contributions to our understanding of our planet.
Nah
@@twerktospec because you dont even know the dude, just because he has a soothing voice and does documentaries about wildlife it doesnt mean he will be a good ruler, people like you are the reason biden is now president.
@@hello-qp1cl Putting nature ahead of humanity could end in horrible tyranny.
@@travv88 nature should be ahead of Humanity we are a part of Nature and spend our time abusing it
@@jacobniemann4756 Putting nature ahead of humanity can end in horrible tyranny. View humans as a parasitic organism and you must enact tyranny to stop them. It's quite simple.
You know who will benefit from that? The same lunatics running the system right now.
So fascinating!! I am amazed at how David could be next to him and have this moment filmed just fourteen days before his passing. Truly remarkable.
It does make you think. Maybe the crew caused so much stress the poor animal died a fortnight after the crews visit.
@@Clauriffo Can't wait for RUclips to instigate an eyeroll or facepalm reaction.
ProbAbly the change of habit from nature to enclosure probably stressed him out like any other reptile.
@@mikelavery3674 Change of habitat stressed him out ? That is understandable but, it was 1972 when they moved him, he died in 2012.
@@backwardk if it was that he sure took his sweet time dying from it lmao
Uncle Dave is a legend! I've listened to him since I was a kid
The eloquency of his broadcast. So articulate, clear and 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Man, I'm sad that he's gone. But I'm glad George was well documented while he was around.
@donut ninja no, lmao
@donut ninja he lived in a preserve with top notch medical care and died of old age.
They've found half Pinta Island tortoises on Isabella. Which means there could be a male or female (or both) still there.
@@myceilauniverse9096 he wasn't very old though, by tortoise standards. I think only 60. Which actually made him in peak breeding age.
@@josm1481 apparently most sources estimated he was over 100.
Sir David - the voice of the natural world.
ok
I've seen David talk about many things over the years, this is the first time he kicked me in the feels
david Attenborough has made these topis so interesting and accessible to so many generations.
“He’s getting a bit creaky in his joints, as am I.”
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Advance RIP then mate
I’m not the one dying, the emoji was for Sir David.
You missed indeed.*
There is not an award yet to be commissioned that is unworthy enough not to be denied to Sir David Attenborough for everything that he hasn't accomplished.
like faking the suicide reason of sea lions to support global warming? (excuse me, it is climate change now).
He’s the goat
@@constantinosschinas4503 just read about it. That's bad. He should come clean about it. Or else, he's just another nature show presenter.
Are you crazy !?!? He has 32 honourary degrees, he is awarded every single year for his efforts and aside from the TV shows he's created and been accredited for, he's also been knighted by Queen Elizabeth......
Respect.
Sir David !
Thx for all your dedication
David Attenborough is a true treasure to the world. May he live out the rest of his days being able to enjoy the things that always brought him joy: wonderful life!
They’ve since released some captive raised tortoises back to the islands, and their population is increasing. Sadly, some of the subspecies are extinct. The tortoise in this video died in 2012.
theoretically they could clone him soon. we're close to that level now. we can reverse aging in rats and we have cloned animals before, so theoretically he may not be gone forever
@@ghostbirdlary,useing his dna to produce cloned males and females is what I hope scientists are doing. As you've seen with the rats and mice, it is absolutely possible 👍
Here goes another RUclips genius? So tell me what is your expertise in cloning? Or biogen technology enlighten us more? With your unmatched knowledge in cloning?
@@racamacafo8069 are you expert enough to question his qualifications? Do you have the qualifications to question his scientific expertise?
@@racamacafo8069 because we've cloned animals before??? like we've been able to clone different animals for decades now. i dont need to be a genius to know widely available scientific knowledge. i just havent grown up in a dilapidated Chinese battery factory like you have, because heavy metal toxicity is the only explanation for your lack of intellect.
TWO Legends . The last of their kind
Bless you David Attenborough. I watch everything that you do.
Thank you once again Dear, Dear Sir David!!! From a nearly "life long" admirer of 73 years of age!!! D
Sir David breaks the solemn news to the world of the Pinta tortoise's plight, all the while displaying fantastic physique from a lifelong dedication for exploration of the unknown, a deeper understanding of creatures & their habitat. 2:48 💪🐢
Crazy to think he'll be 96 in a month and he's still at it
That turtle died in 2012.
Wish I could piss in that turtles shell.
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@@annawild7117 There is something to be said for being the face and mouth of the animals of the world. He did a lot for conservation and the spread of knowledge.
Knowing that he's the last one of his kind and how much loneliness he felt making me cry😢I don't understand still how many species will go extinct because of our mistakes and greedy🙏🏻😩
They will all go extinct together with us, humans only know how to destroy
Humans are the worst, sure we bring beauty in some places but we destroy a lot, we are the most invasive species and are always at war with one another
Alot of it was unintentional.
"There are no accidents"
-Lonesome George
Humans should come into consciousness and every destruction is happening in pursuit of human happiness.
Sir David attenborough is a legend he voiced all my favorite documentaries and rip george
This makes me so sad! It's always the sweet, mellow animals that suffer most from contact with humans. RIP, dear old Lonesome George.
Only David Attenborough could do this story proper justice. He is the finest naturalist of our time... Perhaps ever!
I've been listening to David's voice since I was 7 or 8 years old. I'm now 43 and his voice still calms me!
Tortoise are the most extraordinary species ever known everything about them tells something meaningful about life Rest In Peace dear George
ya ya ya every single creature is some rarity close to extinction blah blah blah, says every animal nature show.
@@OregonCrow this one died and was the very last one of his kind apparently, So yes, this species is extinct now
Rest in peace? I can assure you tortoises aren’t religious. Death is final for all species, there’s was nothing before and there is nothing after.
@@RotaryPoweredRX tortoises aren’t an extinct species. This is just a subspecies. If all pit bulls died, you wouldn’t say that the dog species is extinct
@@101mossie huh?
I love how Sir David lives his Best Life every single day what an Amazing Man!!!
Britains national treasure. Sir David Attenborough!❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hearing about George's death really got me emotional. Farewell.
It _IS_ sad. I love tortoises to bits. They are like a reptile’s version of puppy dogs. Very affectionate, _SMART_ and have tons of personality. I was very fortunate to grow up with some of them.
Lonesome George died on June 24 2012. When a species goes extinct because of us, it is a crime against nature and science.
It's a turtle
@@idrinkbreastmilk2883
It’s a _tortoise._ There’s a difference. And they are awesome!
Thankyou for sharing your experience with us George. And thankyou David for bringing us him in his final moments.
I hope David takes my lifespan and live.
Sir your voice makes my heart calm whenever i feel nervous.
Fascinating.
I can't wait to visit these islands! They look so amazing!
Thanks for the educational video!
He made sure his story wad told to the world before he passed
What an amazing video.
Thank you legend
You sir are the man
what are we going to do without David Attenborough?!?!? my heart, mah soul...
Evrytime when i hear your voice i get goosebumps. You are the GOAT 🐐. You are true legend.
Sir David Attenborough and Steven Irwin will always be my favourite narrators of the wild... truly unique in their own very special way.
Amazing docu 😲😯😯😯😯😯
See this is why we need to make Sir David Immortal, and we need to rush this, Mankind can literally not afford to lose this legend, without him mankind will be blind to nature at the most critical time
I get the sentiment, but there are plenty of people carrying the torch. All is not lost.
Yes. And Gordon Ramsay too or we shall never eat again and lose the ability to swear
Made me sad that George passed away. Such a weird feeling I got when I heard it just by thinking about that he was the last one ever
I love Sir. Attenborough. He is a legend indeed 😍
Although George's loss is a true tragedy, I am glad that Sir David Attenborough was able to meet him during his last days.
Imagine being alive thinking that you’re the last of your kind. What a sad world
That'll be whites soon if we don't change things
@@gaythugsmatter7029 2050
@@szzk7937 2025
@@gaythugsmatter7029 why white people will be gone in that time?!
@@gaythugsmatter7029
Yeah… It might happen sooner than that, my friend. It’s all so fucked.
Wonderful
Had me tearing up my goodness.💜❤💚💙💛
This man is a living legend and lonely gorge will always be remembered.
Let's take care of our planet earth and animals
If you want to properly remember him, then remember him as LONESOME GEORGE, not "lonely gorge"!
people say let's take good care of the planet but then go down to the cheap store and buy stuff made in China which is killing the planet with pollution and distracting everybody while they should be thinking about the environment not Chinese toys and which ones they're going buy
@Gary P sadly it's not only China.... people have just become lazy and will take the easy route anytime possible. Humans have already desecrated and ravaged this planet beyond repair...
@@gballs007 if you want the environmental damage to the Earth to stop we need to stop buying products from China I don't think people understand that 80% of what we use in our everyday life is made in that country and a lot of unnecessary things too all creating pollution and destroying the planet. is it a coincidence that in the last 20 years climate change has become a lot worse the same amount of time China has been making everything ?
Early settlers really didn’t give a f*ck about nature and preserving the environment and endangered species. Sad. ☹️👎
This broke my heart man. Last of your kind. How lonely must that feel?
Such peaceful creature
Both legends in one frame
David sir, with all due respect, YOU are rare! Blessings to Mr. Attenborough
Hahaha..rare? Theres plenty of athiest around.
@@florencemodina6293 🙄I’m sure that meant to mean that he’s far more caring and empathetic of animals than most other humans around the world
@@florencemodina6293 atheist* 🤦🏽♂ can't even spell it properly
I used to love this man,but in recent years he is showing his hatred of humans. Every episode I have seen him in the past 10 years,he has to do a section of the episode on how mankind is killing the planet. "There are too many of us,and not enough resources to sustain all other life. We are polluting the oceans and are the reason the climate is changing" He Is doing the work of the overlords,to imprison us,and eventually kull us. I love this planet,and have learned so much from these stunning nature programs,but I will not be preached to by a man that is nearing the end of his long life of comfort and privilege. He does more air miles in a year than I have in my 54.
@@atmywitsend1984 no one’s perfect and his mission is still a good one. How can we not see our ways being wrong if not shown how/why it is so? He’s not wrong in what he’s saying, even if you don’t like his message and it’s not hard to get infuriated by the situation as you literally see this beautiful place being destroyed over the years and have not enough people around you get as much of a damn as you do like he has and does. If more people traveled and saw it for themselves, they’d see it too. Instead, they just have to take his word for it-assuming they even cared to do so while sitting in the comfort of their home going about their day when they’re done listening to it all. I don’t blame him for going about as he does! You may find it annoying and frustrating because he goes on about his mission saying what he does, but put yourself in his shoes and see why he says what he has in the manner that he does. There are far more people who will never wake up to what we’re doing to this planet and who just don’t care than there are the ones who will stand up and do something about it enough to turn it around. If you actually saw it first hand like he did, it’s no wonder the hatred for human life when so many are just selfish and don’t care and you feel like your whole life’s mission is pointless and going completely unheard. There’s a reason why many people who’s spend more time around animals grow to hate humans because animals tend to still love unconditionally even after all we do to them. Humans as a species are unkind, don’t care and are self absorbed and we ARE wiping out all of these helpless, defenseless animals for no good reason except to have it serve us! That’s very sad! Anyone who has any empathy in the world, does so more for the helpless ones, not so much for the ones who don’t return the feelings in the same way. We know how to save this planet and yet we choose not to more so than we choose to do so. Animals and the destruction of this planet as a whole are all in their situations because of us! We don’t have anyone to blame but us for doing so. So it’s not hard to see why he has so much hatred on that front! And quite honestly, I stand on that side as well because the older I get, the more I can see how humans don’t always get it right even when they’re going down claiming that they’re all are until the end. If I’m going to fight for anyone, it’s going to be for the ones who can’t help themselves and the ones who need it more, not the ones who know better yet choose to do nothing, and we OWE that to the animal species on this planet be of what we’ve done to them by no day of their own. Humans are egotistical thinking we can do what we want and not have to suffer the consequences of our choices. The cons are real and we’re all suffering from them as a result that. Even the good people out there, who are doing right are still also suffering as well because their effort aren’t enough to save us because there are still far more out there who do nothing and don’t care or help. It’s a hard battle and the ones who care, many times do so so passionately that it breaks them because they care too much. In order to save this planet, we ALLL need to feel like that to make the difference we need to make a big enough impact to make the change we need to see to turn our problems around! He’s not wrong on us killing the planet and if that all makes you mad, it’s probably because you know deep down inside that he’s right. You can choose to listen to his message and do your part or ignore it, either way, it’s not going away until we have a massive effort in the right direction.
This just made me incredibly sad! We must do more to protect our wildlife.😢
Indeed. It is inexcusable how humanity is regarding animals, still in this day and age.
nvm -
Right, like the camera man could have stopped those rats from eating the eggs instead of just filming it’s possible extinction
Sad thing is we are protecting the inevitable at some point this whole planet will be extinct
@@SimienHill
That is something that has always bothered me too regarding wildlife photographers. I don’t agree with their motto at all that they can’t “interfere.“
david's voice is so calming
loved it
Thanks For Sharing This With Us...
Rest in paradise my friend
Yes, the last of his kind. David Attenborough.
this is a remarkable video
Wow such a sad and yet inspiring story
"Very well, let us both learn together."
rest in peace turtle pope
He was, indeed, maidenless.
RIP George such a beautiful creature
I’m so happy many young people my age love David Attenborough.
I hope he lives forever. Thank you for everything, David.
He died a few days after the filming unfortunately.
Imma need Sir David to live forever 😭
He is only 98 , he'll live till he is 106 years old
Rest in peace Lonesome George. May humankind learn something from your tragic tale.
Listening to David's calm voice & watching the subject matter, I can't help but think of Dumbledore as Hogwart's gamekeeper.
2:16 I imagine myself that between the bushes left from Attenborough is a school class of insects pointing at David and basically saying the same stuff that David said about the tortoise
I love that you are documenting such things. The idea of knowledge being lost with time hurts my soul
One day we will be lost to time.
Bro, this is DAVID ATTENBOROUGH....
it's what he's always done
He’s being doing this since the 50s mate, he’s seen & shown us cutting edge nature footage all that time..
Toughen up , most every thing that’s ever lived on this planet had died !! 95%. 😂😂😂😂
I have lived for just shy of 6,000 years now. It's been a hard life, seeing all the changes to this world, living with this curse of long life.
Remember reading about George as a kid so sad that it's humans fault that this has happened, not only to his species but thousands more are also plummeting thanks to our greed, sir David you are a national treasure and a true hero of our planet 💚💙
How did they confirm there were no females? It took forever to find George.
@@MisterHeroman One would assume they'd do a thorough sweep of the island when they found George to begin with and keep an eye out from then on.
Oh please, billions of species went extinct before humans even existed, its part of life and so are humans, you can't have every single species that ever existed co-habit on one planet. Also most it happened a long time ago, I think you wouldn't think for a second not to eat tortoises when you have no other food and sailing the oceans, they didn't have air conditioning, RUclips and a dull, boring and priviliged life back then. I'd see you like to complain about "muh species" while living in the 18th centrury.
Back in those days it was kill a turtle or starve and I'm sorry if I was in that position I would have done the same thing but nowadays when you have these idiots killing rhinos and elephants to take thier ivory for a couple extra dollars ..... now that's a different story
@@diehardeaglesfansince1994 exactly. Lots of animal apologist here wanting to make it a sob story but humans eat animals every single day it isn't like people passed up a reliable food source to senselessly slaughter turtles it was survival. Just like animals eating other animals is survival
His narration ❤️
Wooow amazing
Lonesome George was, apparently, more than slightly miffed that there were two Pinta tortoises on the island and he'd only just met Jessica after 47 years and a few hours later he was taken away from her in a boat full of humans.
the humans didn't like tortoise porn...
I wish I could somehow do what David does. What an amazing life that would be.
Do it. Make your dream come true ! DO IT
Who says you can’t? :P
@@theworthysoul 99% of the human population.
Dying out slowly. .pretty apt description for George....
I love his voice 🥰❤
This man is 95 years old and looks and moves healthier than most 60 - 70 year olds. You're an amazing man David.
This is from 2012 but yeah still good for 85
I can't imagine how unique the world was in the 1600s with unique animals and civilizations and what it would have been like to see them for the first time, and how lame our world is now forever lacking the diversity that existed back then.
ur actually so bent, would u want to live in the 1600's?? No cause it sucked.
@@YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I would, but I’m not soft like you.
@ben there are still a few untouched/barely touched places in the world.
Bruh you wanna wipe your ass with leafs and shower onda a year go on
@@blackkkabllakkcaa if you were to live in the 1600s you’d never go further than 20 miles from the place you were born unless you underwent military service or were a noble.
Chances are you’d live your whole life as a worker and due to the class system there isn’t a way out.
What an amazing creature.
I don’t like to think how the world would be without David Attenborough.
Truely beautifull ..long live the tortoise
i dont think most people know how important this man is... most of you have no idea what he has done for wildlife let alone this planet through most of his life...
Yeah i have never seen or heard of him before lol
Love this guy
I’m 52 years old and I have been following sir David for 35-40 years and I can honestly say he is my HERO 👍
Lonesome George was on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York sever years back and It bites me to this day that I missed it. I probably would have cried hard.
Awww. Never thought I’d feel this sad for a tortoise 🐢. RIP George 🙏, may your after life be filled with leaves, water and the social life with your species that you were stripped of 🖤.
Happy Birthday David Attenborough!!!
His voice reminds my childhood memories when i watch animals channels sepcially discovery channel it's a nostalgic to hear his voice . 😭😎✨✨✨ Legend ever live till now.. 🔥🔥
It literally broke my heart. This word 'extinct' has a powerful meaning if you think about it.
Alex mate, ur not a philosopher.
@@YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO did you read my CV, and looked at my diplomas?
@@dobrealexvlad If u studied philosophy, you should have failed.
@@YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO as before, you do not know my results of my university studies. Keep barking at another door mate. 🐕
@@dobrealexvlad Alex, i don't care if u have a phd in philosophy. Ur orginal comment was dumb.
Sir David Attenborough, I wish like George he should live 100 more years, so that human kind may know about the nature and its importance.
Lots of love and gratitude from India.
Can't believe you're doing this at the age of 96. Salute to you sir
Best narrator to ever live
if its the last human on earth and that last man knew about Lonesome George, he'll break down and cry.
Understanding what it feels like to be alone of his kind.
If you're a Westerner that still remembers culture and how to think critically, it already feels that way.
@@pearz420 BIIIIINNNNNGOOO