World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive and (slowly) kicking despite rumor to the contrary
- Posted on April 3, 2026
- By CNN
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World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive and (slowly) kicking despite rumor to the contrary
Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — were greatly exaggerated.