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News India Live, Digital Desk: On social media, the world’s eldest living terrestrial animal – is fond of seeing pictures of a giant turtle named Jonathan, which is a giant turtle of Seychelles. It is a subspecies of Aladabra giant turtles (Aladabrachalis Gigantia). By 2025, he is estimated to be 192 years old, which makes him the eldest known living terrestrial animal. Currently, Jonathan lives on the island of British Overseas Territory St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Let’s know some funny facts about Jonathan:
The oldest living turtle in the world is 192 years old and has also met several members of the British family. Jonathan lives in the grounds of the plantation house, which is the official residence of the Governor of St. Helena, a British -run island in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.
According to Guinness World Records, Jonathan is the world’s oldest known land animal. Although his correct age is unknown, a picture taken in 1882 shows that when he was originally brought to the island, he had already grown completely.
Jonathan has been witness to many major historical events, including the first picture of a person (1838), the construction of the Eiffel Tower (1887), the first steps on the moon (1969) and the projection of the Newsround (1972).
Jonathan met British royal family
In the last few years, the giant turtle has met several members of the British royal family – including King George IV, his wife Rani Maa, Princess Margaret and Rani Elizabeth II, and the husband of Edinburgh’s former Duke and Rani Elizabeth II, Prince Philip.
Jonathan is blind but…
The BBC quoted her long -time veterinarians who quoted hallins as saying the turtle looks very happy and healthy.
“Despite losing the power of his smell and almost blind due to cataract, his hunger is still intense. Jonathan’s health is good and currently all indications give us hope that he will reach his third century – if he has not really been able to do so yet,” Joe told the Guinness World Records.
Jonathan’s heavy weight
Jonathan has two unique Guinness World Records: The first is to be the oldest ground animal and the second is the oldest chelonian (which includes turtles, terpins, turtles). The weight of Jonathan Turtle is about 182 kg and is looked after by the hallins veterinarians. Talking to the Washington Post about Jonathan, Hallins said, “I am surprised to think that there is no living beings on the surface of this planet that existed before that.”
In 2022, Jonathan’s estimated age would exceed the turtle that Guinness World Records considered the oldest turtle ever, Tui Malila, who died in Tonga at the age of 189 in 1966 according to Wikipedia.
Meanwhile, an Aladabra giant turtle named Advaita, who died in the Alipur Zoological Park in Kolkata, India, is believed to have survived for 255 years, but has not been confirmed.
Pictures of world’s oldest living turtle
