Famed Galapagos tortoise to be embalmed, displayed

Lonesome George To Be Prepped For Display

The body of "Lonesome George," a giant Galapagos tortoise once believed to be the last of its kind, has been sent to New York to be embalmed and then returned home, the Galapagos National Park said Tuesday.A rare Pinta Island giant tortoise, George died June 24, 2012 at an estimated 100 years of age.At the time, he was believed to be the last of the Pinta Island tortoises,...

huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

Tattle: Galapagos tortoises have shell of a time mating

WHEN Cole Porter wrote "Let's Do It" about the myriad number of creatures who mate ("The most refined lady bugs do it/When a gentleman calls/Moths in your rugs they do it/What's the use of moth balls"), one species that didn't make the list was the Galapagos tortoise.

philly.com (3 months and 17 days ago)

Chavez to be embalmed 'like Lenin'

VENEZUELANS have flocked to see president Hugo Chavez lying in state, as it was revealed he would be embalmed and displayed in the barracks where he plotted a failed coup.

news.com.au (2 months and 20 days ago)

Zoo at Moorpark College throws birthday party for Clarence, a tortoise

As part of its annual Spring Spectacular, Moorpark College's animal training program celebrated the 90th birthday of a Galapagos tortoise.

vcstar.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Chavez's body embalmed, to be permanently on display

Venezuela's acting president says Hugo Chavez's embalmed body will be permanently displayed in a glass casket so that "his people will always have him."

foxnews.com (2 months and 20 days ago)

Hugo Chavez: other embalmed world leaders

Hugo Chavez is due to be embalmed and displayed "for all eternity" in Venezuela. Here are some other famous world leaders (and one curious philosopher) that were also preserved, though not always because they asked for it.

telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 19 days ago)

Chavez's remains likely won't be embalmed and displayed

pressherald.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

On Business Dave Says Be a Tortoise

Remember the tale of “The Tortoise and The Hare”? Every time I read that story, the tortoise wins.

townhall.com (2 months and 25 days ago)

Hugo Chavez's body will be permanently displayed in Venezuela

Vice President Nicolas Maduro says the late president's embalmed body will be permanently displayed in a glass casket so that "his people will always have him."

oregonlive.com (2 months and 20 days ago)

Chavez Body to Be Permanently Displayed

Venezuela's acting president says Hugo Chavez's embalmed body will be permanently displayed in a glass casket so that "his people will always have him."

nytimes.com (2 months and 20 days ago)