Lonesome George

The rarest animal in the world today is a giant tortoise which lives in the Galapagos Islands. There is only one Pinta Island tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni). It is a male known by his keepers as Lonesome George. George is estimated to be 60-90 years of age, and is in good health but when he dies the Pinta tortoises will be extinct.

for more on Lonesome George try these sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/george.html