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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 .
Jonathan is the oldest tortoise and the oldest known living mammal on the planet. The year that Jonathan was born, Andrew Jackson was president, William IV was the king of England, and New York ...
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. Jonathan has ...
Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on the island of Saint Helena, is reported to be at least 192 years old, hence the oldest currently living terrestrial animal. If Adwaita's claim is not true, Jonathan might be the oldest known terrestrial animal to have ever existed. [113] Jonathan in 2021.
“In all likelihood, he is even older than we think,” according to Guinness World Records.
Harriet is one of the longest-lived known tortoises, behind Tu'i Malila, who died in 1966 at the age of 188 or 189; Jonathan, who remains alive at an age of 192, and possibly Adwaita, who died in 2006 at an estimated age of between 250 and 255 years.
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 ...