And yet we can’t even get a text back…
2019 didn’t get off to brightest of starts when Lonely George, the world’s loneliest snail, passed away at the tender age of 14. A Hawaiian land snail, George was the last of his kind, meaning that his species is now officially extinct.
But less than week on, we are happy to deliver some far happier news from the wildlife dating scene.
Romeo, also known as the world’s loneliest frog, has spent 10 years in isolation at an aquarium in Bolivia.
And with just a month to go until Valentine’s Day, scientists say they have found him a Juliet after an expedition to a remote Bolivian cloud forest.
According to BBC, five water frogs found in a stream were captured, with the goal of breeding and re-introducing the amphibians back into the wild.
Romeo was collected 10 years ago when biologists knew the species was in trouble, but was not expected to remain alone for so long.
The five frogs are the first Seheuncas water frogs to be seen in the wild for a decade, despite previous searches in the Bolivian wilderness.
Which is why we’re so pleased for him that he found himself a Juliet.
Well done mate, you deserve it.
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