Channel: NPR's Skunk Bear

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: A touching tribute to a world-famous tortoise that couldn't find a mate. ↓↓Links & Info↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: skunkbear.tumblr.com/ask SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2dH6fpR TUMBLR: skunkbear.tumblr.com TWITTER: twitter.com/NPRskunkbear Special thanks to the American Museum of Natural History, where I filmed George: amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/lonesome-george Watch their amazing mini-doc on the preservation of George: youtu.be/Bd0D7O-S-c8 ****Background**** npr.org/2015/01/06/375481820 ****Credits**** Composed and produced by Adam Cole Shot by Mito Habe-Evans, Ariel Zambelich & James Clark Senior Producers - Ben De La Cruz & Alison Richards Supervising Producer - Anne Gudenkauf Piano - Nick DePrey Cello - Katie Daugert & Serri Graslie Violin - Elyse Franko-Filipasic Vocalists: Marika Klein Claire O'Neill Adam Caughey Caitlin Frazier Brittany Jablonsky Jeff Kempskie Jim Simpson Additional Sound Effects (freesound.org): benboncan rhumphries argande102 VERSE: D   bm   G   D D   bm   G   D G   A   D f#m bm D D f#m bm D   G   D CHORUS: G   A   bm   G D f#m bm D   G   A G   A   bm   G bm f#m G   A   D