{"id":105436,"date":"2022-12-10T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=105436"},"modified":"2022-12-10T17:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:30:51","slug":"jonathan-the-worlds-oldest-tortoise-marks-his-190th-with-fanfare-and-salad-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/jonathan-the-worlds-oldest-tortoise-marks-his-190th-with-fanfare-and-salad-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Jonathan chills on the lawn of Plantation House, the residence of the governor of St. Helena, in October 2017. The world’s oldest tortoise is celebrating what is believed to be his 190th birthday this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-<\/strong>NPR<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

He’s lived through two world wars, eight British monarchs and 40 U.S. presidents. His lifetime has seen the first phone call (1876), the first skyscraper (1885), the first power-driven flight (1903), the first people to walk on the moon (1969).<\/span><\/p>\n

He was alive when the first photograph of a person was taken (1838); now he\u00a0poses for selfies<\/a>\u00a0with adoring tourists. He was born before the creation of the postage stamp (1840), and now appears on them.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise. And he’s celebrating his 190th birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jonathan marked the occasion with a three-day birthday party over the weekend at his home on the South Atlantic island and British overseas territory St. Helena, where he’s spent the majority of his long life (minus the first 50 years or so).<\/span><\/p>\n

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