Friday 23 June 2006

Tortoise dies at 175

This story caught my attention on BBC On-line this afternoon. A giant tortoise, named Harriet, has died in a zoo in Australia at the age of 175. The Galapagos giant tortoise is thought to have been taken there by Charles Darwin in 1835, on his epic voyage on board HMS Beagle. The age of the creature was determined by DNA profiling. Harriet died of heart failure following a short illness.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 June 2006 at 14:43

    What a story ,thanks for drawing our attention to this amazing piece of news  .....Jan xx

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  2. Anonymous23 June 2006 at 23:17

    Poor old Harriet. I love tortoises and want to get to the Galapagos islands one day to see them. Jeannette xx  

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  3. Anonymous24 June 2006 at 04:40

    Isn't it amazing how long she lived!!!  If she could have talked,  I bet she could have told some stories!  
    Pamela

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  4. Anonymous1 July 2006 at 00:51

    Isn't it amazing that some turtles and trees live longer than we do?
    Dianna

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