Published 1 year ago

Jonathan, world's oldest living tortoise, set to ring his 190th birthday

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Jonathan, the Seychelles giant tortoise, is having the biggest animal party this weekend as he prepares to ring his 190th birthday on Sunday in Saint Helena which has been his home since 1822, where the defeated French emperor Napoleon died a year before.

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News18 India

World's Oldest Turtle Jonathan Turns 190

Jonathan the Seychelles Giant Tortoise is celebrating his 190th birthday -- more or less -- on St Helena in the remote South Atlantic, where the defeated French emperor died in exile in 1821.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

World’s oldest recorded tortoise prepares for 190th birthday party

Jonathan, Seychelles giant tortoise given to Saint Helena in 1882, is also oldest known living land animal

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

World’s oldest tortoise has seen off two world wars and the British Empire

Jonathan the tortoise, who hatched in the Georgian era, is 190 and the oldest known living land animal on Earth.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

World's Oldest Tortoise, Jonathan, Turns 190

He was born not long after Napoleon died, and is now officially the planet's oldest known living land animal.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

Tortoise celebrates 190th birthday as world's oldest land animal

Jonathan the 190-year-old giant tortoise has lived on the island of St Helena in the South Pacific since 1882 after moving from the Seychelles, with parties held each year for his birthday

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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