Jonathan the tortoise was alive during the ‘U.S. Civil War, most of the reign of Queen Victoria, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and two world wars.’
Jonathan the Seychelles Giant Tortoise is celebrating his 190th birthday, more or less, on St. Helena in the remote South Atlantic, where the defeated French emperor died in exile in 1821.
who is messaging you at that time of night anyway? drama which reflects real world concerns about social media. and in front of mps, a complex bill years in the making, dividing opinion, trying to right that balance between family and big tech. angus crawford, bbc news. and, finally, jonathan the seychelles giant tortoise is about to celebrate his 190th birthday with a three day party. now blind, and lacking a sense of smell, he still enjoys eating and sleeping, and spending time with his girlfriend, emma. what these little eyes could have what these little eyes could have seen over the years. the rise and fall have seen over the years. the rise and fall of have seen over the years. tie: rise and fall of empires, kings and queens, world wars. at 190, hejust missed meeting napoleon by a few years. he
were boer prisoners of war here. he was five when queen victoria ascended to the throne. so. chuckles. he is believed to be the oldest living land mammal and the oldest tortoise ever. he s a seychelles giant tortoise and is enjoying a comfortable retirement in the official residence of the governor of the island. his birthday s being marked with parties and the issue of a special stamp. he might be slowing down a little though, how can you tell? and a lot of the food he eats seems somehow to miss his mouth. i think his favourite is probably banana and gouyave. that s guava but we call them gouyave here. he tends to makes a big mess when he eats those, but he really likes them. chuckles. unlike most 190 year olds, he has a girlfriend, her name is emma, who is and she s young enough to be his great, great, great great granddaughter. island authorities have already made plans for his eventual demise his shell will be preserved for posterity.
now, jonathan the giant tortoise from the seychelles is about to celebrate a big birthday he is turning 190. he is now blind and lacks a sense of smell but the oldest known living land mammal still enjoys eating and sleeping. gail maclellan reports. what these little eyes could have seen over the years the rise and fall of empires, kings and queens, world wars. jonathan lives on saint helena. and at approximately 190, hejust missed meeting napoleon by a few years. he was here when there were boer prisoners of war here and he actually five when queen victoria ascended to the throne, so. chuckles. he s believed to be the oldest living land mammal and the oldest tortoise ever. he s a seychelles giant tortoise and is enjoying a comfortable retirement in the official residence of the governor of the island. his birthday s being marked