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At Age 194, Jonathan The World's Oldest Living Land Animal Has Officially Become A Guinness World Records IconJonathan the tortoise looking very proud next to his "Guinness World Records Icon" certificate.

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At Age 194, Jonathan The World's Oldest Living Land Animal Has Officially Become A Guinness World Records IconJonathan the tortoise looking very proud next to his "Guinness World Records Icon" certificate.
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At Age 194, Jonathan The World's Oldest Living Land Animal Has Officially Become A Guinness World Records Icon

clock-iconJune 18, 2026

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Jonathan The Tortoise, The World's Oldest Known Land Animal, Confirmed Alive After Viral Celebrity Death Hoax Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, is "very much alive and well."

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Jonathan The Tortoise, The World's Oldest Known Land Animal, Confirmed Alive After Viral Celebrity Death Hoax Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, is "very much alive and well."
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Jonathan The Tortoise, The World's Oldest Known Land Animal, Confirmed Alive After Viral Celebrity Death Hoax

clock-iconApril 2, 2026

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Lonesome George: The Giant Tortoise Who Was The Very Last Of His KindLonesome George, a Pinta Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni),October 2008.

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Lonesome George: The Giant Tortoise Who Was The Very Last Of His KindLonesome George, a Pinta Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni),October 2008.
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Lonesome George: The Giant Tortoise Who Was The Very Last Of His Kind

clock-iconDecember 15, 2025
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Zond 5: In 1968 Two Soviet Steppe Tortoises Beat Humans To Orbiting Around The MoonLunar surface, as seen by the Command and Service Module on Apollo 12.

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Zond 5: In 1968 Two Soviet Steppe Tortoises Beat Humans To Orbiting Around The MoonLunar surface, as seen by the Command and Service Module on Apollo 12.
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Zond 5: In 1968 Two Soviet Steppe Tortoises Beat Humans To Orbiting Around The Moon

clock-iconSeptember 16, 2025

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Tortoises Have Feelings Too, Or At Least MoodsGrumpy tortoise

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Tortoises Have Feelings Too, Or At Least MoodsGrumpy tortoise
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Tortoises Have Feelings Too, Or At Least Moods

clock-iconJuly 10, 2025
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At 192, Jonathan – The Oldest Living Land Animal – Has Lived Through 40 US PresidentsJonathan, world's oldest tortoise, on the lawn in front of the Governor's residence on the island of Saint Helena.

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At 192, Jonathan – The Oldest Living Land Animal – Has Lived Through 40 US PresidentsJonathan, world's oldest tortoise, on the lawn in front of the Governor's residence on the island of Saint Helena.
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At 192, Jonathan – The Oldest Living Land Animal – Has Lived Through 40 US Presidents

clock-iconJuly 3, 2025
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Humans Weren't The First Species To Travel Around The Moon. They Lost This Race To An Unexpected AnimalA digital photo showing two tortoises wearing modern astronaut helmets travelling through space in front of the Moon.

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Humans Weren't The First Species To Travel Around The Moon. They Lost This Race To An Unexpected AnimalA digital photo showing two tortoises wearing modern astronaut helmets travelling through space in front of the Moon.
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Humans Weren't The First Species To Travel Around The Moon. They Lost This Race To An Unexpected Animal

clock-iconJune 27, 2025
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Critically Endangered Tortoise Becomes A First-Time Mom At The Age Of 100close up of galapagos tortoise hatchling

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Critically Endangered Tortoise Becomes A First-Time Mom At The Age Of 100close up of galapagos tortoise hatchling
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Critically Endangered Tortoise Becomes A First-Time Mom At The Age Of 100

clock-iconApril 7, 2025
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Turtles Are Unexpected Time Capsules Of Earth's Nuclear Bomb HistoryBlack and white photograph from July 26, 1957 showing an individual using a Geiger counter to examine a green sea turtle

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Turtles Are Unexpected Time Capsules Of Earth's Nuclear Bomb HistoryBlack and white photograph from July 26, 1957 showing an individual using a Geiger counter to examine a green sea turtle
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Turtles Are Unexpected Time Capsules Of Earth's Nuclear Bomb History

clock-iconAugust 23, 2023
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Think Tortoises, Mallards and Giraffes Are Vegetarian? Think AgainTortoise about to eat a forkful of steak and rosemary

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Think Tortoises, Mallards and Giraffes Are Vegetarian? Think AgainTortoise about to eat a forkful of steak and rosemary
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Think Tortoises, Mallards and Giraffes Are Vegetarian? Think Again

clock-iconMarch 13, 2023
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Iguanas, Last Seen Thriving By Darwin, Are Back And Breeding On A Galápagos IslandA Galápagos Land Iguana stands on Santiago Island where Darwin observed them back in the 1830s.

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Iguanas, Last Seen Thriving By Darwin, Are Back And Breeding On A Galápagos IslandA Galápagos Land Iguana stands on Santiago Island where Darwin observed them back in the 1830s.
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Iguanas, Last Seen Thriving By Darwin, Are Back And Breeding On A Galápagos Island

clock-iconAugust 9, 2022
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Some Turtles Age So Slowly They Don’t Appear To Age At AllSea turtle. Image Credit: Willyam Bradberry/Shutterstock.com

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Some Turtles Age So Slowly They Don’t Appear To Age At AllSea turtle. Image Credit: Willyam Bradberry/Shutterstock.com
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Some Turtles Age So Slowly They Don’t Appear To Age At All

clock-iconJune 23, 2022
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Tiny White Reptile Is First Ever Report Of An Albino Giant Galápagos Tortoisearticle image

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Tiny White Reptile Is First Ever Report Of An Albino Giant Galápagos Tortoisearticle image
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Tiny White Reptile Is First Ever Report Of An Albino Giant Galápagos Tortoise

clock-iconJune 16, 2022
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Turtles Are Now The Most Threatened Group Of Vertebrates On Earth – Here’s Why That Mattersarticle image

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Turtles Are Now The Most Threatened Group Of Vertebrates On Earth – Here’s Why That Mattersarticle image
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Turtles Are Now The Most Threatened Group Of Vertebrates On Earth – Here’s Why That Matters

clock-iconSeptember 13, 2018

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36 Exotic Animals Go Missing From Wildlife Sanctuary After Fake Ad Tells People To Help Themselvesarticle image

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36 Exotic Animals Go Missing From Wildlife Sanctuary After Fake Ad Tells People To Help Themselvesarticle image
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36 Exotic Animals Go Missing From Wildlife Sanctuary After Fake Ad Tells People To Help Themselves

clock-iconMarch 6, 2018