Jonathan

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Jonathan the Giant Seychelles tortoise, with a large domed shell and wrinkled neck, rests on green grass at Plantation House on St. Helena Island.

Jonathan the Giant Seychelles tortoise on a grassy lawn with Plantation House, a large white colonial building, in the background on St. Helena Island.

Four smiling children crouch on grass, petting Jonathan, the large, ancient tortoise, on St Helena Island with greenery and a fence in the background.

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Seychelles giant tortoise

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Jonathan the Giant Seychelles tortoise, with a large domed shell and wrinkled neck, rests on green grass at Plantation House on St. Helena Island.

Jonathan, the Seychelles giant tortoise, on the grounds of Plantation House

Born c. 1832, Jonathan is the world's oldest tortoise and possibly the world's oldest...

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Jonathan the Giant Seychelles tortoise on a grassy lawn with Plantation House, a large white colonial building, in the background on St. Helena Island.

Jonathan on the lawn, with Plantation House in the background

The giant Seychelles tortoise Jonathan on the lawn at Plantation House, the official...

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Four smiling children crouch on grass, petting Jonathan, the large, ancient tortoise, on St Helena Island with greenery and a fence in the background.

Jonathan surrounded by schoolchildren

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on Saint Helena who is believed...

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