World’s Oldest Tortoise Jonathan Package – Joe Hollins
THE OLDEST animal walking the earth has lived through eight British monarchs, 40 US presidents and could be even older than first thought.when he was "fully mature" - a label given to tortoises when they are at least 50 years old - in 1882.
But Jonathan’s laid back approach once nearly cost him his life when one of the other three tortoises that he lives with, David, became aggressive during feeding.He said: “You've got a 200kg boulder on four pillars and they rotate their legs very rapidly, pull in their heads and use the shell as a ram.When Hollins met him more than 15 years ago, it appeared he was on his last legs.
Jonathan now lives a peaceful life mooching around the island with three other giant tortoises, David, Emma and Fred. “He stands there like a fossilised spectator with the ball clacking backwards and forwards. He just wants to be involved. I think.”
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