Why Do Giant Tortoises Live So Long?
Sorry hare , but giant tortoises are still winning the race of life by treating it like a endurance contest and taking each overlap wearisome and steady . The oldest living giant tortoise recognise to science ( and the oldest animal in the world ) is Jonathan , a 184 - year - older that lives on St. Helena Island . on the side , there have been claims of senior tortoises , including onebelieved to have been 255when it died in 2006 ....