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The Selfish Gene, a theoretical approach in evolutionary biology that takes the gene rather than the individual or species as the fundamental unit of natural selection and argues that adaptation occurs at the genetic level. This concept, first popularized by Richard Dawkins in 1976, posits that organisms are programmed “survival machines” or vehicles designed to preserve and propagate their genes, with genes themselves being the ultimate beneficiaries and enduring units of evolutionary processes

Lonesome George is the last known male individual of the Pinta Island giant tortoise, a subspecies of the giant land tortoises endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Lonesome George represents the abingdoni subspecies native to Pinta Island. Because of this, Lonesome George has become not only a member of the Galápagos fauna but also one of the iconic symbols of conservation biology.【1】 Lonesome George is described as “the world’s most famous conservation icon.”【2】 Discovery of Lonesome George The la