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Gramma the tortoise, oldest animal at the San Diego Zoo, dies
- The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced on Thursday that Gramma, the San Diego Zoo's oldest resident and a beloved icon, was euthanized.
- Gramma, believed to be about 141 years old, arrived from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931 and lived through two world wars and 20 U.S. presidents.
- Tenders who cared for Gramma described her as "the Queen of the Zoo" and sweetly shy, while the zoo posted video of her munching romaine lettuce and cactus fruit.
- Wildlife health and care teams at the San Diego Zoo said they supported Gramma but made a compassionate decision to euthanize due to worsening age-related bone conditions, and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance invited the public to honor her with a fruit-filled salad tribute.
- Galápagos tortoises can exceed 100 years in the wild, with Harriet living 175 years, while conservationists have released more than 10,000 juveniles since 1965, the Galápagos Conservancy said.
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Oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, dies at estimated 141 years old
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
·New York, United States
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After more than a century spent enjoying its favorite foods, Roman lettuce and cactus fruits, Gramma, the beloved giant Galapagos turtle and the dean of the San Diego Zoo, went extinct.
·Montreal, Canada
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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 Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
·Los Angeles, United States
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