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Angonoka tortoise bred in captivity in the Ivato Croc Farm, Antananarivo. This species is one of the rarest land tortoises in the world, classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. [1] The principal threats to the species are believed to be fires started to clear land for cattle grazing, and collection for the pet trade.
In February 2020, the Galápagos National Park, along with the Galápagos Conservancy, reported that a female tortoise was directly related to the species that Lonesome George was a part of. This female was among thirty tortoises that were found to be related to two species that are considered extinct. [34]
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.
The Pinta Island tortoise [4] (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii [2] [5] ... [22] [23] In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George served ...
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.
Another subspecies, C. n. abingdonii, became extinct on 24 June 2012 with the death in captivity of the last remaining specimen, a male named Lonesome George, the world's "rarest living creature". [133] All the other surviving subspecies are listed by the IUCN as at least "vulnerable" in conservation status, if not worse. [134] C. n. porteri
The two rare Galápagos tortoises were taken from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park on Nov. 30. The staff and local police are asking for information.
From a birds eye view the shell has geometrical symbols on it thus giving it its name. This tortoise is very small, and a full grown tortoise can only reach about 13–15 centimetres (5.1–5.9 in) in diameter. The tortoise is one of the rarest species of tortoise of earth, only about 2,000 to 3,000 are alive today.