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Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake

12:49pm December 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

While Jonathan's exact birthday is unknown, it's estimated he was born in 1832 — before the first photograph of a person and the first postage stamp. He's getting lots of well-wishes on St. Helena.

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The zeal with which Bubba pursues a purple ball has won the tortoise fans. Paul Milham's video of the reptile has been seen tens of millions of times.

Bubba The Tortoise Dazzles Millions, Simply By Playing With A Ball

1:26pm March 31, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Bubba became an Internet star after Paul Milham posted a video of his daughter's tortoise scampering after a ball like a determined puppy.

Tank, a pet 75-pound tortoise, survived the Los Angeles Sand Fire after his owner were forced to leave him behind.

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Tortoise Wins Again: Slow And Steady Pace Outruns L.A. Fire

1:51pm July 27, 2016

by Bill Chappell

An animal control agency got a call from the sheriff's department about "a tortoise that was running down the street, and away from the fire zone."

This undated photo from the San Diego Zoo shows Speed, a Galapagos tortoise that has been at the zoo since 1933. The zoo reported Friday that Speed had been euthanized at an estimated age of more than 150 years.

'Speed,' Galápagos Tortoise Who Came To San Diego In 1933, Dies At 150

6:46pm June 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The giant reptile was taken from Isabela Island in Ecuador's Galápagos archipelago as part of an early effort to sustain the species, which is native only to the remote Pacific island chain.

Three casts of the head of Lonesome George, the last giant Pinta Island tortoise.

Science-Based Artist Gives Celebrity Tortoise A Second Life

6:38pm March 02, 2015

by Adam Cole

Lonesome George was the last surviving member of his species and a conservation icon. When the tortoise died, taxidermist George Dante set out to preserve his body, and his legacy.

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