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Jonathan (hatched c. 1832) [2] [3] is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). His approximate age is estimated to be 192 as of 2025, making him the oldest known living land animal .
As of 2025, Jonathan, a 193-year-old, Saint Helena-dwelling Seychelles giant tortoise, is thought to be the oldest living terrestrial animal on Earth since the 2006 death of Harriet; a 176 year old Galapagos giant tortoise who lived at Australia Zoo. Coming in second to Jonathan is Esmeralda, at 181 years old.
At the start of 2022 Jonathan achieved the Guinness World Records title for the world’s oldest living land animal and this month, he has also been named as the oldest tortoise ever.
At his death in March 2006 at the Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) Zoo in India, Adwaita is reputed to have reached the longest ever measured life span of 255 years (birth year 1750). [5] Today, Jonathan , a Seychelles giant tortoise , is thought to be the oldest living giant tortoise at the age of 184 years and Esmeralda second at the age of 170 ...
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The Duke of Edinburgh has encountered the world’s oldest living land animal – Jonathan the 191-year-old giant tortoise. Edward crouched down to meet Jonathan as the tortoise stretched his neck ...
There are several statements/articles that seem to be in conflict or, at least, incomplete (bold emphasis mine): The lead sentence says "Jonathan (born c. 1832) is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Dipsochelys hololissa)" with a ref to The tortoises at Plantation House