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The fable tells how the king of the gods invited all the animals to his wedding but the tortoise never arrived. When asked why, her excuse was that she preferred her own home, so Zeus made her carry her house about forever after. That excuse in Greek was Οἶκος φίλος, οἶκος ἄριστος, literally 'the home you love is the best'.
For example, some individuals of the Galapagos tortoise live more than 175 years, [7] and some individuals of the bowhead whale more than 200 years. [8] Some scientists cautiously suggest that the human body can have sufficient resources to live up to 150 years.
Tortoises are the longest-living land animals in the world, although the longest-living species of tortoise is a matter of debate. Galápagos tortoises are noted to live over 150 years, but an Aldabra giant tortoise named Adwaita may have lived an estimated 255 years. In general, most tortoise species can live 80–150 years.
Esio Trot is a 1990 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. [1] The title is an anadrome of "tortoise". It was the last of Dahl's books to be published in his lifetime; he died just two months later.
The world’s oldest tortoise has lived through two world wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the British Empire, and has just turned 190 years old. ... The event will be live streamed online ...
Adwaita (from अद्वैत, meaning "one and only" in Sanskrit) (c. 1750 – 22 March 2006), also spelled Adwaitya [1] [2] or Addwaita, [3] was a male Aldabra giant tortoise that lived in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India.
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The poem was set to music by György Ligeti in his "Nonsense Madrigals" (1988/93). The song is sung by a chorus to the "real" Alice in the 1985 film Dreamchild . The song was included on The Simon Sisters ' children's album, The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children (1969).