Jonathan the tortoise

Jonathan the tortoise

Jonathan the tortoise is 187 years of age is the oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world. Jonathan resides on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. He is now blind from cataracts, has lost his sense of smell, but has retained excellent hearing. When he was born George Washington had only been dead 33 years and Abraham Lincoln was 22 years old.

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