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posted on Tue, 03/28/2006 - 5:17pm
That's a lot of birthday candles
Aldabra Giant Tortoise: this is not Adwaita but another turtle of the same species from the Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. Courtesy Adrian Pingstone
One of Earth's oldest known living creatures passed away on March 22. , a giant tortise believed to be around 250 years old, died at the Calcutta, India, zoo were it lived for more than half of its life.
Adwaita was one of four Aldabra tortises brought to India in the 18th Century by British sailors. Researchers were planning to do cardon-dating tests on the tortise's shell to determine its exact age. The next oldest tortise known to be in captivity is 176 years old in a Melbourne, Australia, zoo.
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posted on Tue, 03/28/2006 - 6:19pm
wow i did not now tortise could get that old. i hope the other one has a nice life and live as long as the other one did..... jenna wilken uk age 17
posted on Fri, 03/31/2006 - 1:29pm
I think it would be pretty darn cool to be a tortise. Especially if you get to live for 250 years. Too bad I'll become a bus driver, get married to a journalist, have 7 kids and die when I'm a mere 97 years of age.
posted on Fri, 03/31/2006 - 8:45pm
I think it is amazing! Just think of all the things that have happened in this animals lifetime and all the people that have come and gone. It makes you wonder what kind of memory does a tortoise have?
Amy of Bloomington, MN
posted on Sun, 04/02/2006 - 12:46pm
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