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Bookmark or Share- Diego (tortoise) - WikipediaDiego is a Hood Island giant tortoise. Thought to have been hatched on Española Island, Galápagos, he was captured as a young adult and shipped to the United States where he was exhibited at zoos. By the late 1940s he was at the San Diego Zoo, though his species was not known.
- Jonathan (tortoise) - WikipediaJonathan (hatched c. 1832) [2] [3] is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). His approximate age is estimated to be 191 as of 2024, making him the oldest known living land animal.
- 100-Year-Old Galápagos Giant Tortoise Found on Fernandina Island is ...May 26, 2021. The high hopes of scientists who found a 100-year old female giant tortoise on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos have been confirmed: genetic tests have proven it is a member of...
- 100-Year-Old Tortoise May Be the Last of Her Species—But Now She Has ...The matriarchal tortoise is believed to be over 100 years-old, and it was immediately transferred to the giant tortoise breeding center on Santa Cruz Island and plans were made for a return...
- Tortoise with species-saving sex drive returns to GalápagosThe 100-year-old tortoise of legendary libido is credited with saving his species from extinction.
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