Tag: tortoise
Emergencies: Giant tortoise exposed – animal freezes to death
Emergencies Giant tortoise abandoned – animal freezes to death Christian Erdmann, head of the wildlife and species protection center near Elmshorn, next to the dead giant tortoise. photo © Christian…
Oldest tortoise in the world will be 190 years old at least
Jonathan is the oldest tortoise in the world. He experienced two world wars and the construction of the first skyscraper. The animal is now celebrating its 190th birthday on the…
England: Giant tortoise lays rail traffic in south-east
“External animal on the track” Giant tortoise disrupts rail services in south-east England It is not known whether the tortoise was actually as “huge” as this specimen from the Hagenbeck…
Giant tortoise: What do we know about animals that hardly age?
by Christopher Koch 07/25/2022, 09:37 2 min reading time Unlike the giant tortoise, we humans are genetically programmed to visibly age and die. Why are other creatures better off? Even…