Jonathan The Tortoise, World’s Oldest Land Animal, Celebrates His 190th Birthday

Jonathan The Tortoise, World’s Oldest Land Animal, Celebrates His 190th Birthday

The South Atlantic island of St. Helena is celebrating the 190th birthday of the world’s oldest living land animal, a Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan.

The island governor’s house, where Jonathan has spent most of his life, will be open to visitors for three days to commemorate the “historic milestone.”

Officials on the island, which is a British overseas territory, have also issued a series of commemorative stamps.

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While there is no official record of his birth, Jonathan is thought to have been born around 1832.

He was brought to St. Helena from Seychelles in 1882 as a gift for Governor Sir William Grey-Wilson.

According to Matt Joshua, the head of tourism on St. Helena, Jonathan could be 200 years old.

Jonathan is also the oldest chelonian, a category that includes all turtles, terrapins, and tortoises, according to Guinness World Records.

Tu’i Malila, a radiated tortoise who lived to be at least 188 years old, was the previous oldest chelonian. Tu’i Malila, who was presented to the royal family of Tonga by British explorer Captain James Cook around 1777, died in 1965.

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