175th Tortoise Birthday
A zoo in Australia has held a 175th birthday party for one of the world’s oldest known living creatures, a Giant Galapagos tortoise.
Australia Zoo, where the tortoise has lived for the last 17 years, marked the day with a pink hibiscus flower cake. Although the animal’s exact date of birth is not known, DNA testing has indicated its approximate age.
Some people believe the tortoise, known as Harriet, was studied by British naturalist Charles Darwin. Darwin took several young Giant Galapagos tortoises back to London after his epic voyage on board HMS Beagle.
Source: BBC.
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