World's oldest known tortoise still alive, as reports of death revealed as hoax

A widely circulated social media post purporting to belong to the tortoise's vet has been revealed to be a hoax.

World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive and (slowly) kicking despite rumor to the contrary

Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — ...
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JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE IS STILL ALIVE, REPEAT HE HAS NOT DIED

"Even our researcher friends in the US unraveling his DNA have just sent condolences." The post JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD ...
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Lion-sized armadillo and giant tortoise found in Texas cave surprise paleontologists

Deep beneath the limestone of Central Texas, an underground stream has yielded a submerged menagerie. Paleontologists ...
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Viral hoax debunked: Jonathan the tortoise, world's oldest animal, is 'very much alive' at 193

Reports of the death of Jonathan, the 193-year-old giant tortoise, are a hoax.

Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after 150 years. Scientists say it changes everything.

Discover the heartwarming story of 158 giant tortoises returning to their ancestral home on Floreana Island after nearly two ...

Did Jonathan the Tortoise Really Die or Was His Death Part of a Viral Crypto Scam on X?

"Even our researcher friends in the US unraveling his DNA have just sent condolences." ...

World's oldest known land animal, Jonathan the tortoise, still alive at nearly 200

Jonathan the tortoise, the world's longest-living known land animal, remains alive despite claims of his death spreading on ...

No need to worry: Claim Jonathan the tortoise died is just another death hoax

However, as of this writing, the reports that Jonathan the tortoise is dead are false. Jonathan is alive and well, despite ...
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Meet The World’s Oldest Living Land Animal. Hint: He Was Born Before Lightbulbs Existed

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...