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RIP Jonathan the tortoise

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  • wtgW Offline
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    World's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, dies aged 193

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c393xmpzjwko

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      Bernard
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      Perhaps they have something to teach us?

      The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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        I wonder how they know it’s age.

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          Answer is: they don’t. It’s an estate based on old photos that show him fully grown at the time they were taken. So they subtract 50 from that.

          Probably shouldn’t be reported to three digits of specificity.

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            Bernard
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            He's still alive!

            https://apnews.com/article/oldest-tortoise-death-hoax-jonathan-22e2960833b112c3b873e1ce4b089c20

            The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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              👍

              Glad to hear he’s still around!

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