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Meet Jonathan, The World’s Oldest Tortoise – 188 Years Old; Born 29 Years Before The Civil War
Meet Jonatha, the world’s oldest tortoise. This fella was born 29 years before the civil war – think about it for a second!
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St Helena Vet, Joe Hollins, feeding Jonathan the Seychelles’ giant tortoise by Joe Hollins is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/a…)
A postcard of Jonathan with a Boer prisoner of war in 1901 by [UNKNOWN] is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…)
Joe Hollins feeding Jonathan at the St Helena Plantation House by Joe Hollins is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/a…)
Joe and the Seychelles giant tortoise Jonathan pose for a photo by Joe Hollins is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/a…)
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“Sappheiros – Embrace” is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0)
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Jonathan in 2014 by David Stanley (https://www.flickr.com/people/7972178…) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…)
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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Wow, that’s impressive, especially seeing as the average age these tortoises live to is 150. I just read that he is still going well but is pretty much blind due to cataracts and has lost his sense of smell. But other than that he seems to be healthy.
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Wow, that’s impressive, especially seeing as the average age these tortoises live to is 150. I just read that he is still going well but is pretty much blind due to cataracts and has lost his sense of smell. But other than that he seems to be healthy.
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