Meet Jonathan, The World’s Oldest Tortoise – 188 Years Old; Born 29 Years Before The Civil War

Meet Jonatha, the world’s oldest tortoise. This fella was born 29 years before the civil war – think about it for a second!

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St Helena Vet, Joe Hollins, feeding Jonathan the Seychelles’ giant tortoise by Joe Hollins is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/a…)

A postcard of Jonathan with a Boer prisoner of war in 1901 by [UNKNOWN] is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…)

Joe Hollins feeding Jonathan at the St Helena Plantation House by Joe Hollins is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/a…)

Joe and the Seychelles giant tortoise Jonathan pose for a photo by Joe Hollins is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/a…)

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“Sappheiros – Embrace” is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0)

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Jonathan in 2014 by David Stanley (https://www.flickr.com/people/7972178…) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…) ~ (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…)

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