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The World’s Oldest Turtle Has Survived for Centuries

The average human lifespan hovers just under 80 years, which may seem like a long time—until you compare it to some of the champions of longevity in the animal kingdom. Certain species can outlive us ...
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At 191, Jonathan the tortoise is the world’s oldest land animal

Age makes us all move a little slower, but the world’s oldest living land animal is at least used to the pace. The title is held by a Seychelles giant tortoise by the name of Jonathan, who just ...

Tortoise who experienced more than 20 US presidents, 2 World Wars dies at age 141

Gramma passed away on Nov. 20, according to the San Diego Zoo.

Gramma, a Galápagos Tortoise Older Than the San Diego Zoo, Dies at About 141

Gramma, who died at the zoo on Thursday, was believed to have been born in 1884, when Chester A. Arthur was in the White ...

​From Jonathan to Alagba: 5 tortoises across the world with exceptionally long lifespans​

​ Tortoises are among the longest living creatures on the Earth, they have a slow and steady pace that often intrigues people ...

Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise ...
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San Diego Zoo’s Oldest Resident, 141-Year-Old Tortoise Gramma, Dies

Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise and the San Diego Zoo’s oldest animal, died Thursday at an estimated 141 years old. Zoo officials humanely euthanized the reptile due to “ongoing bone conditions related ...