Fernanda brings the known members of the species to just two individuals seen 113 years apart. The only known members of the giant Galapagos tortoise species Chelonoidis phantasticus were found 113 years apart. In 1906, a solo male was found wandering around Fernandina Island, but that would be the last science saw of the species until 2019 when researchers stumbled across a … [Read more...] about “Extinct” Giant Galapagos Tortoise Found Chilling Alone On Remote Volcanic Island
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World’s Oldest Living Land Animal, Jonathan The Tortoise, Celebrates 191st Birthday
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Jonathan the 191-year-old tortoise, happy birthday to you! The world’s oldest living land animal, a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) named Jonathan, who has captured hearts across the world with his longevity and antics, has reached the grand old age of 191. In doing so he breaks … [Read more...] about World’s Oldest Living Land Animal, Jonathan The Tortoise, Celebrates 191st Birthday
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Harriet (formerly Harry; c. 1830 – 23 June 2006) was a Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger, specifically a western Santa Cruz tortoise C. n. porteri) who had an estimated age of 175 years at the time of her death in Australia. Harriet is one of the longest-lived known tortoises, behind Tu'i Malila, who died in 1965 at the age of 188, Jonathan, who remains alive at an age of … [Read more...] about Harriet (tortoise)