Lonesome George was thought to be around a century old when he died in June 2012. - AFP/file
He failed to reproduce despite a decades long conservation effort that earned him the moniker "Lonesome George."
His body will go on display at the park starting February 23, after having starred in an exhibition at the New York museum from September 2014-January 2015.
The Pacific island chain is famous for its unique flora and fauna studied by Charles Darwin as he developed his theory of evolution.
Of the 15 species of giant tortoise known to have originated in the Galapagos, three, including George's, have gone extinct -- victims of plundering 18th-century pirates who damaged the islands' fragile ecosystem.
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