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Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have met the last surviving member of a subspecies of giant Galapagos tortoise, and they came away impressed by his girth. Britain’s Press Association reported that upon seeing the tortoise named Lonesome George, the prince said to the duchess: “Darling, have you seen the size of him?” Lonesome George is believed to be nearly 80 years old. Galapagos Island Park rangers have been trying unsuccessfully to help George reproduce for 36 years. The royal couple also became the proud godparents of a baby tortoise, whom they named after their eldest son, William. The couple is visiting the Galapagos to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. (AP)