c/goodnewseveryone · by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 160d

World's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, still alive despite reports of death

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c393xmpzjwko

A widely circulated social media post purporting to belong to the tortoise's vet has been revealed to be a hoax.

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workerONE@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 160d

ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com · 25 pts · 160d (2 replies)

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starlinguk@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 160d (1 reply)

They don't have source checkers anymore.

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 160d

They do. It's called the public. They outsourced.

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 15 pts · 160d

Jonathan's exact age is unknown, but a photograph taken in 1882 shows that he was fully grown when he was first brought to the island - where he lived on the grounds of Plantation House, the official residence of the Governor of St Helena.

Experts say this suggests he was about 50 years old by that time.

Tortoises are amazing.

bazinga@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 160d

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Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 160d

join@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 160d

worlds oldest tortoise is definitionally always alive, there might just be a different title holder.

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 160d (1 reply)

This is how I wish to go out

I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 160d

Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

bazinga@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 160d

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SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 160d

It was just a very good nap.