Could they not have frozen his sperm for future artificial insemination attempts??!

Noooooooo. Bring them back. We don’t need Wooly Mammoths. Evil rich people will just hunt them for sport in the future anyway. How awful he spent so very long being alone survivor

And I wonder who destroyed his environment.

I'll take a wild stab at it. Homosapiens.

that is really sad

👑

The way you structured that sentence made it sound like you thought George was the caretaker. George was the tortoise.

Yeah you're right @@orangeismyfavoritecolor .

​@@orangeismyfavoritecolor not really, they didn't say "everyone sad for george, the caretaker, who took care..." there is a "but" implicit in "everyone sad for George, BUT ALSO the caretaker took care...."

Very sad for lonely George - he was so very adorable. 😢 Glad that he was relocated and had a kind caretaker. 💚🐢💚

Agreed. You always expect these things but taking care of an animal for 40 years is a good sign that you have a connection to the animal

So sad watching us destroying the natural world and its beautiful inhabitants

I’m crying now and have only known George about a minute. Imagine caring for him for 40 years how painful the loss would be for that caretaker.

@@starfishw7138 Not us, members of our species.

@@starfishw7138 wdym? us? talkfor yourself dude

At least that means geroge didn't die completely alone then.

God that's so fucked up. Doesn't matter if they were completely different species, a friend is a friend and losing them never gets easier

​@@Checkmate___Yeah, I agree.

Bruh 40 years is a long life friend, my condolences😢

_indeed_ ..? 😨😭💔 ugh that *indeedly* just broke me…

​@@iwasshockedhoneyiwasintears why are you spreading a lie that you made 💀 search for every outlets out there and there's no arrest that happened nor the keyword "poisoned" in the turtle's death. Weirdo.

This was my first thought. I can't imagine how that person must have felt finding him dead. The compound of having a bond with the individual and also knowing not just the individual but the entire species is gone for good.

@@iwasshockedhoneyiwasintears Source?

@@iwasshockedhoneyiwasintears Ok where's the source

@@iwasshockedhoneyiwasintears This is completely untrue. While it was a suprise considering he was quite young _(even at 100 years old)_ it was determined he died from natural causes.

I agree with that. He was part of the family and big part of that caretakers life .

imagine just waking up one day and finding the most important animal in your life, dead. After 40 years of trying to save his species. truly saddening.

That's really a heartbreaker!

Nah. They got his DNA and made some more. Lol

​@@marlak4203 yeah but that tortoise was never able to be with his own kind...

That's what I was thinking. Can't imagine the devastation the caretaker felt walking up to George that morning.

​@@Arcin321 well the caretaker was probably prepared that one day it will happen. So everyday he was like living in a borrowed time because there was no other mate with him apart from the Undertaker.

Imagine being George though. Being the last of your own kind. Any family or mate he had was gone.

@@mannyblackstar I don't think the caretaker prepare for it, tortoise can live up to 150y

@@GenDrake3 Well, I personally don't like to project my human emotions on animals. Reptiles aren't exactly capable of feeling "love" or developing connections like us, tho it's very likely that he showed appreciation and/or signs of affection towards his caretaker. As far as I know, tortoises are perfectly fine and happy to live in solitude. I think we should just be grateful that we at least got to meet him and what was left of them until the very end.

Yeah I sobbed like crazy when the dog I had since I was 5 died when I was 19, I can’t imagine the connection that 40 years would form

​@nathW00 This comment makes me sad. 12 years is a long time dude. I've never had a dog, but I really want one.

i agree

@@NTWoo95 respect to The Dog

@@gammadion good luck man

Cried at that scene and I'm crying again...😢😭

​@@derrickubay-ubay9503 what fucken film is that? I recognise a tortoise in my head saying that in some darkened distant memory 😅

​@@greensnake00 Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda

Wow, it's real

oogway 😭

Why they name him George tho? 😂😂 They should have gave him a name like Raheim or something. Nobody names their kid "George" anymore unless they're in England this isn't the 1500s

​@@kgkg4118Plenty of people are named george. Also your comment doesn't make much sense because of what you're responding to Also, your name suggestion really isn't that much better. Edit: I think it is interesting that the person goes on to say only old people are named george... As if the turtle is super young. Their logic makes no sense and they're bad at naming things

@@kgkg4118 this mf said Raheim

@@user-mq1ng6sj7b Everybody named George is over 50 and/or it's a name they inherited from 500 years ago. They're like "George Sullivan IV" or something. No one in recent times names their kid George 😂😂...ijs....Raheim is an excellent name BTW

​@@kgkg4118Dude plenty of people are called george and Raheim isn't better I'd say worse. Also it's not complicated it's a turtle that was one of the few members of it's sub species left so who cares if it's named alsomalda the murder of million, the angle of death and destroyer of worlds or George

You realize he didn't know that, right?

@Marian Catalin Cobeanu Sure he did, he was the only one left of his kind. Other Turtles may be around, but not like him.

​​@@Kastorul_ exactly, the turtle doesn't know its the last of its kind, its an animal, as long as it eats and drinks it doesn't really care for its species or think "oh no I'm the last one" it has no clue in the slightest, the situation msy be sad for us, but the turtle doesn't care, only the people posting videos about it do or don't because they only want views.

@@noizeygamer982 humans are also animals, and we are supposed to be more intelligent than George, but we are stupid, selfish and unaware enough to sent him to extinction.

@@bonitobonita9263 are you sure that it was humans that made them go extinct? Sometimes it happens naturally. Still sad. And it might have been humans that did it. But do you know for sure?

If they were missed, he wouldn't have been the last one.

​@@biswasronit do you think any other animals esepcily if humans don't care about him like why would they care it's a peaceful lad with no game

​ Yeah

​@@biswasronit damn shame people get the right to write a comment and have shit for brains.

what the recipe delicious for this turtle 🐢 ?

Oh no whats the name of the video😭😭😭

@@Viv8ldi this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7p4pKSKmNuZn40.html

Or that lonely whale who is calling in a pitch that no other whale "speaks"

@@Viv8ldi I forget the actual name of the bird but if you look up Hawaiian bird extinction then it should have some videos of the audio of the last bird of its kind calling for a mate

@@jaheira107 on regards to that whale, i remember seeing a tweet where it was announced that that whale, has found a friend, another whale that has same/similar calling range, so he is no longer lonely

The taxidermy in a museum of an endling (the last of a species) is a terribly painful and impactful image, and gives an telling statement about humanity.

​@@BuggJohnson000 it's just preserving history

​@@BuggJohnson000 Unfortunately, when Ecuador began its conservation and restoration of the Galapagos, much of it had already been touched by foreign hands.

@@BuggJohnson000 so much power and knowledge, yet so minute wisdom….Tis our curse

Man has destroyed and removed tortoises from the islands for centuries released exotic vermin and not been the protector he was supposed to be it's very sad that George lived 200 + years and died alone because of humans

If only he can speak....

and the last word from george would be My time has come

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift

​@@Eeshank2 that's why its called present

Was just gonna comment that lmao

I can imagine- it was sad. You're welcome

​@@Gairith💀

@@GairithDamn you and your literalism 😂

Especially after taking care of him for 40 years

@@Gairith Bro I’m sad when I hear a show I liked was cancelled. This was a man’s lifelong friend found dead and alone after 40 years of taking care of them. That’s downright heartbreaking

Yeah but the mating attempts with the caretaker didn't work

​@@Gairithayo what

@@Gairith nah wtf?

@@jordancrutchfield5652 yeah, it was in the full documentary. They were both lonely, so

True, but a lifelong friend isn’t the same as a wife. Because a wife is a lifelong friend who cuddles and fucks you and gives you babies. You can’t replace the love of a woman with the love of friends. It’s like trying to fill the void of a AA battery with a AAA battery. Different kind of love.

1.3k like with no replies?!

@@cinemonster02NO

Hate that pfp…

@@Mr.Obongothen don’t look at it bot

​@@JasWinnin-gi2jbjust cause you are bot doesn't mean others are too😂😂

That’s what I was thinking! He’s the wise tortoise from kung fo panda.

​@@anniegreenwind971 and like oogway, his time has come 😔

So, they used Viagras to help him maté with other subspecies, which in turn kills his own.

nooooo..... master oogwayyyyyy...

What? Kung fu panda isn't true story 🤨

😂

😂

Wtf😂😂

MASTER OOGWGAY 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🍌🐒💀

😂😂😂😂 that got me wezzing on the floor 😂

He achieved inner peace.. but at what cost.

When I first saw him the first thing I thought was that he looked like oogway lmao

Which Master Oogway 😂

All facts

Don't spit shitty jokes, do understand the grave situation of different species becoming extinct at a rapid pace

Finally inner peace -Master Oogway

master george

Master George Oogway jk I'll leave lol

I never said that - master Oogway

​@@bzxy--0 That's sad that they became extinct .

...at the Church of Vows.

rip ❤

No more wisdom 😭😭

We must continue our journey without him, brothers and sisters

😂😂❤

​@@nucleardino8992nope juste me im poo

no shit

@@youprobablyrepliedtomewhy you gotta be like that

Probably better than having to euthanize… I just had to euthanize my two dogs of 12 years one after the other within 3 months and it is a really terrible thing to have to do… however, it’s terrible either way, I don’t imagine that finding them already gone would have been any easier… but the euthanasia goes against instinct… you spend their whole life caring for them and making sure they live as long as possible and feel good but then when you have to euthanize them it’s just terrible… personally I held their paws and stayed with them the entire procedure which is very sad because you literally get scarred with the image of them dying while you’re in control of the situation… just sucks… for a while afterwards all you can see when you think about them is the image of them on the table at the vet during the procedure because that memory cuts deeper than most… almost like having to kill your own family… no amount of sickness or old age makes it an easier thing to do. However, being on solid spiritual footing helps, and I’m not talking about religion.

@@Priorbonsai it’s in his name… the attitude of a person who has to artificially stoke their own ego by bringing others down for no reason at all.

@@poloska9471 yea ik,but thanks for reminding me

Yea

"Finally, inner peace"

Something I hope to find one day

Reminds me of master Oogway

@@dipanjanghosal1662a dead tortoise?

He flew away into the spirit realm

If there's a hole, there's a goal.

​@@colinloh6427 this guy...

​@@colinloh6427 oh hell nah

@@an_asian_guy If there's a goal, there's a soul.

If only life really went the way it does in kungfu panda. 👍🏽✨✨

Believe so u can achieve

Omg, terrible 😂😂😂

Bro 💀

Yipyip

Best form of healing

He had quite the hose on him too

I thin he was called lonley george becuse he was last one of his kind

Sure he was! What u talking about!? He must of died around his species, have mating partner, normal life. And it’s all because of humans!!!

@@natalyazakharova3464well the mating wasn’t successful. Maybe he just doesn’t want tortussy controlling his life. (I would *ussy joke cause it’s lame and I respect myself but this one was funny.

Tortoise, not turtle.

His time has come

@@Jhonny_joemama11814 That's wild 🤣

​@@Jhonny_joemama11814 Bro 💀

this comment has me laughing off the sadness

You probably watched too much king fu panda lol

RIP George🙏

Yea we heard that too. All of us

He became functionally extinct because of homosapiens.

@@indicaonly2143 💀 you was the kid in class who tried to be funny but no one liked

​@@SwissTrippin ☠️

George knows Victoria's secret

@@pz47 he knows how to close Pandora’s box

Okey then, go ahead and just make me cry. That’s fine.

Alright. Take your cup of my tears just take it. You've done enough.

I wonder if his time with Fausto made George happy. I have to imagine it did.

WOW, That's some heavy stuff to think about! He had just watched an entire species go extinct, he was the last human on earth to be with this animal. 😟😢

Isaac fans after reading your comment: TEARS UP!!!

Probably lost his job too! Bet they told him the next day, "Well we all knew it would happen someday, here's a watch & a pension check. Oh Ya, sorry for your loss. See you at the bar on Friday?"😢

​​@@marshawargo7238heeeh the caretaker was also definitly helping on the research, didnt lost their job just got muted elsewhere or refocused on another activity. That or retired if they were old enough

i imagine an alien making the same video on a man someday :)

Paradise and hell r not real . Don't fall for superstitions.

​@@truthseeker6041 come on man people say that not because they believe paradise nor hell is real, its for the tortoise 🤦

@@truthseeker6041 even if it’s not you know telling someone who believes it is is rude and you know you’re not gonna change their minds you did it for yourself you need to think about that and how your negativity affects other people I understand it’s trivial but it’s still affecting maybe it’s that little bit that makes them think I should no longer comment even though it’s nice and then we lose one of the few positive voices trust me I know I am a asshole in real life but I’m trying to change by noticing what I do daily it’s working a little bit I’m still getting triggered and be petty every now and again

​@Truth Seeker false. They are real because they are frequencies. Besides, anyone who seeks truth because they love it, never weaponizes it, as you did here. Don't be a d!ck.

​@@kekoasiversons350 but you are triggered by what that dude said when you could've just ignore it 😂

You deserve more likes

This was my favorite quote as a kid for years 🥰

Bars

@@631Reaper Of what??

​@@DavenHiskey jail

The caretaker was interviewed after George's passing. He said it was like "loosing a family member" because he would monologue with George and he claimed George will most of the time stopped what he was doing to listen to him

being alone like that for so many decades. introverts laughing in the corner

​@@anantchandak9574 I know you probably said this is jest, but to be fair, introverts like having company too. They just get social fatigue more easily than extroverts. So regardless, being the last member of your kind is still sad

@@watchmegirly i was joking! But they all goes from this stage actually

Maybe George was actually happy just chilling and doing his thing, trust me some animals just don’t give a shit and go about eating and moving around being happy their life

It's like taking care of a tortoise for forty years.

​@@jacobbarker544 kek

This comment is so underrated for some reason

My time has come

@@JawadAlsmady 🤣

His time has come

​@@VasanthKumar-jk5jrwait..what...wha what are you doing!?

they have really distinct personalities too, a lot like birds. that caretaker is definitely feeling that loss

I bet it was the coolest relationship the caretaker had with George. Imagine the bond that grew between them over the years…

so his caretaker was his partner? ewww

​@@DavenHiskey give your momma's phone back to her

😢

@@SuchFutility Sure..right

he didn't have another pinta island tortoise to be with, so the partner had to volunteer.

😭

😭

I don't know if you did it on purpose but this reminds me of 'master oogway' I feel bad for laughing 😶‍🌫️

​@@arunita8990that was the whole point

Just like Oogay.....😔

Are you saying every guy is sterile or something? What?

@@Gairith No, he is implying that every guy is lonely. Lonely as in can't get a girl to have kids with.

Or maybe he means we all feel like the last male alive while every other one is too covered in foundations and blush to tell.

@@dancypants1023 so he's saying every guy is an incel?

@@mesapdarecriminals0integri563 turtles don't wear foundation and blush, and even if they did, you could still tell it was a turtle

Yes :'( :'(

ikr

Legend just a legend

me to dude or she

I completely agree with you stranger. I've lost not only cats, but other pets too throughout my existence. The very last pet I owned was a black cat I found when I was a kid. She was only a kitten and pretty young. Her mother abandoned her because she was obviously a runt sadly. I took her in as an anniversary gift for my mom. She was on her anniversary at the time with her husband and I thought I'd make a good gift. She always wanted a black cat. She was named, Spooky. She like to hide in the dark and jump out when she was a kitten. She developed a sassy nature when she got older. But overall she was a kind cat for the most part 😅 She lived to be about, I want to say 18 years old or so? My mom passed away around 6 years ago and spooky was the last pet I had. She eventually passed away around 3 or 4 years ago? Which opened some old wounds. Because this was my mom's cat and she passed away too. I was grateful that I was there for final hours. So I got to see her off right before she passed away. That was then I decided I just don't want any more pets. It's just too much. I will always be grateful for the memories I have with every single one of my pets. Even the fish I owned. But I'm tired of being sad. I wouldn't mind only a pet again. I like cats. I even thought about maybe owning a dog for once. But I just can't take the heartbreak. Too much is happened in these past several years. Sorry for the life story. If anybody bothered to read my wall of text. You have my respect. I wish to everyone that they have a happy weekend in some way. God bless

I respect the decision, either way it's not an easy choice to make. My father decided never to have a cat again after his last cat passed at 20+. I can't imagine not having at least one cat. Although the Heartbreak is real, I remain proud that I offered a loving, kind and stable environment for a life that was here at the same time as me.

Same here lost, 2 cat,,, my brother bought an another cat but i refused and returned to her family.😔

I rescue dogs from the streets sometimes they dont live past 1 year after adoption I respect your decision but I cant help feeling angry that out of mourn, stray cats or dogs have one less home to go to

​@@spades77 I second your feelings. It's still nice to receive and give physical touch with humans, animals and all creatures, it's nice to feel loved and not judged.

human cause...

@@katayounahoo4016 pollution, deforestation.

@@katayounahoo4016 especially Poaching

Imagine when some humans will go extinct cause eumelanin is hard to gain but easy to lose

Lonely George can’t read your comments

George was gay

​@@indipacifician3693like you

@@indipacifician3693ya matha is lesbian

​@@indipacifician3693even cooler

Hey they are way worst jobs that taking care of a cool turtle

Wait, you mean that ISN'T a statue?

​@@KyProRenSome of the photos were taken when he was alive.

​@@KyProRenI was questioning that too... it just seems... so wrong to do that.

​@@aquaria13i think so too

@@KyProRenWikipedia says taxidermied and in a museum

Scientists are more concerned with bringing back the mammoth than they are actually helping species that are being annihilated.

We will and we have...

I feel like some species should go

We are losing 200-300 species per day, meaning highout 300 animals per day go extinct

​@@sharonrongen5634 source?