Задание

Choose the right word for each gap.

Lonesome George was a giant tortoise, the last of his species and thus, alone. Scientists tried to rescue his genes by him with another tortoise. The research team

DNA from seven Pinta tortoises – six from the deceased museum and one from George himself – and compared it with blood from twenty-seven giant tortoises. Among these samples, they found one tortoise, about thirty years old, with clear signs of Pinta . Sadly, however, the newly discovered tortoise was not a suitable romantic partner for George: he was male! He was not either. In that case, there was a clear possibility of finding other Pinta individuals out there, maybe even a female. Unfortunately, all the failed.