This flying tortoise is Blizzard's homage to Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta Island tortoises. Thank you to all the friends and guildies who volunteered their time to keep Lon'li Guju from being lonesome any more!
Note: This is a remake of the earlier video I made - there were some things I wanted to fix about the first one, so I cleaned up some shots and added some new footage.
Sources:
All of the non-WoW footage can be found on YouTube. There is so much more information about George than could be covered in my video, so check these out if you want to learn more about Lonesome George and the Pinta Island tortoises:
- BBC - "Life in Cold Blood" (Lonesome George's Story with David Attenborough): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2CQ9PyktOM
- Galapagos Conservancy - "Lonesome George ambles away": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfBJRMMoR9U
- BBC - "Equator" with Simon Reeve (Lonesome George the Galapagos Tortoise -- Explore): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyOLK3QVprE
- Still images: Photo by Tim Saxe (galapagos.org), chelonianri.org (no photographer listed)
Music from:
- Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto, Movement II: Andante: Gil Shaham (violin), New York Philharmonic, and David Robertson (conductor)
- Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Movement III: Allegro molto (London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis)
For additional information about this and other memorials, please see my Wowhead guide: http://www.wowhead.com/a-guide-to-in-game-memorials
