Jonathan the 182-year-old tortoise is oldest living animal

Catherine Wheel · 03-13-2014, 05:57 PM

http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/tortoise...180300866.html

Just what do you get a 182-year-old for his birthday? Well, if it's Jonathan the giant tortoise, thought to be the world's oldest living land animal, a bunch of bananas or a few carrots would be perfect. But not too many—overindulging on anything but grass gives him an upset stomach.
More on Yahoo: Belgian Shepherd Dog Sniffs Out South Africa's Rare Tortoise
Jonathan lives on St. Helena, a remote British-governed island in the South Atlantic where Napoleon was exiled in 1815 and died in 1821. No one knows precisely how he got there. His species, Dipsochelys hololissa, is native to the Seychelles, located in the Indian Ocean—thousands of miles away around the tip of Africa. Driven to near extinction by the mid-1800s, there are fewer than 15 Seychelles tortoises left, all in captivity. According to a recent profile of Jonathan by the BBC, tortoises were once stacked on trading ships as a convenient source of food. Somehow, he managed to escape becoming a sailor's dinner and ended up living nearly two peaceful centuries on the rolling lawn of Plantation House, the governor's mansion, along with four other tortoise companions, David, Emma, Fredrika, and Myrtle. His life has spanned the reigns of seven British monarchs, and he's seen 33 different governors of the island come and go.

duovamp · 03-13-2014, 06:50 PM

With the margin bullshit going on in this thread, there's no way I'm reading that shit.

Trotskilicious · 03-13-2014, 06:53 PM

all i can think of is hubie the galapagos turtle

"Give 'er one of these and one of these..."

hnibos · 03-13-2014, 06:56 PM

He probably wants to be dead.

redbreegull · 03-13-2014, 07:00 PM

whales can live that long and since whales are usually underwater I am going to assert there is probably a whale older than this bitch turtle

slunken · 03-13-2014, 07:09 PM

Please copy and paste more news articles thanks

Shallowed · 03-14-2014, 03:06 AM

Probably only 60 or 70 years on the oldest human.

SuckSuckStyle · 03-15-2014, 02:47 AM

how do they know he's that old? he might be lying.

slunken · 03-15-2014, 06:34 PM

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3899942656/h074B8A21/

TuralyonW3 · 03-15-2014, 10:11 PM

Shallowed · 03-16-2014, 01:42 AM

When I glance at this thread title I keep on thinking it's a thread about blink-182

Sonic Johnny · 03-16-2014, 08:04 PM

If he's that old his memory is probably shot, so he's probably always wondering what his age is, again.

*rimshot*

duovamp · 03-16-2014, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shallowed

When I glance at this thread title I keep on thinking it's a thread about blink-182

This.

Shallowed · 03-16-2014, 08:47 PM

He's so old, it seems like he might last forever, forever, and ever.

Order 66 · 03-16-2014, 10:01 PM

i read somewhere that there was a turtle who died in the 70s that lived through the american revolution and the civil war and ww2 ect. it was from india and then traded off by merchants and ended up in america.

p. cray

redbreegull · 03-16-2014, 10:03 PM

I can't recall the source, but I read once about a whale killed by japanese whalers in the 2000s that had a spearhead imbedded deep in its body that was dated back to whalers from new england in the late 1700s

03-13-2014, 05:57 PM	#1
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,310	Jonathan the 182-year-old tortoise is oldest living animal http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/tortoise...180300866.html Just what do you get a 182-year-old for his birthday? Well, if it's Jonathan the giant tortoise, thought to be the world's oldest living land animal, a bunch of bananas or a few carrots would be perfect. But not too many—overindulging on anything but grass gives him an upset stomach. More on Yahoo: Belgian Shepherd Dog Sniffs Out South Africa's Rare Tortoise Jonathan lives on St. Helena, a remote British-governed island in the South Atlantic where Napoleon was exiled in 1815 and died in 1821. No one knows precisely how he got there. His species, Dipsochelys hololissa, is native to the Seychelles, located in the Indian Ocean—thousands of miles away around the tip of Africa. Driven to near extinction by the mid-1800s, there are fewer than 15 Seychelles tortoises left, all in captivity. According to a recent profile of Jonathan by the BBC, tortoises were once stacked on trading ships as a convenient source of food. Somehow, he managed to escape becoming a sailor's dinner and ended up living nearly two peaceful centuries on the rolling lawn of Plantation House, the governor's mansion, along with four other tortoise companions, David, Emma, Fredrika, and Myrtle. His life has spanned the reigns of seven British monarchs, and he's seen 33 different governors of the island come and go.

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duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,781	With the margin bullshit going on in this thread, there's no way I'm reading that shit.

03-13-2014, 06:53 PM	#3
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,439	all i can think of is hubie the galapagos turtle "Give 'er one of these and one of these..."

03-13-2014, 06:56 PM	#4
hnibos Braindead Location: I was just reading, right? Posts: 15,023	He probably wants to be dead.

03-13-2014, 07:00 PM	#5
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 32,749	whales can live that long and since whales are usually underwater I am going to assert there is probably a whale older than this bitch turtle

03-13-2014, 07:09 PM	#6
slunken Virgo Posts: 42,781	Please copy and paste more news articles thanks

03-14-2014, 03:06 AM	#7
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 18,608	Probably only 60 or 70 years on the oldest human.

03-15-2014, 02:47 AM	#8
SuckSuckStyle Socialphobic Location: you look like you like to hang out. you look like you like to hang out and drink soda Posts: 12,719	how do they know he's that old? he might be lying.

03-15-2014, 06:34 PM	#9
slunken Virgo Posts: 42,781	https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3899942656/h074B8A21/

03-16-2014, 01:42 AM	#11
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 18,608	When I glance at this thread title I keep on thinking it's a thread about blink-182

03-16-2014, 08:04 PM	#12
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,502	If he's that old his memory is probably shot, so he's probably always wondering what his age is, again. rimshot

03-15-2014, 10:11 PM	#10
TuralyonW3 Immortal Posts: 25,684

03-16-2014, 08:47 PM	#14
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 18,608	He's so old, it seems like he might last forever, forever, and ever.

03-16-2014, 10:01 PM	#15
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	i read somewhere that there was a turtle who died in the 70s that lived through the american revolution and the civil war and ww2 ect. it was from india and then traded off by merchants and ended up in america. p. cray

03-16-2014, 10:03 PM	#16
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 32,749	I can't recall the source, but I read once about a whale killed by japanese whalers in the 2000s that had a spearhead imbedded deep in its body that was dated back to whalers from new england in the late 1700s