Assuming vampires aren’t real…
Jonathan, the tortoise, is believed to be 178-years-old and was about 70 at the time the black and white picture was taken.
He was photographed during the Boer War around 1900, and his life has spanned eight British monarchs from George IV to Elizabeth II, and 37 presidents!
The previous oldest tortoise was widely thought to be Harriet, a giant Galapagos Land tortoise, who died in 2005 aged 175 in Australia.
Despite his old age, locals say he still has the energy to regularly mate with the three younger females.
You go John!
[image via telegraph.co]
Aug 04, 2011 16:00pm PDT
