Lives on St. Helena: World record: Jonathan is the oldest tortoise in the world – right?

On a remote island in the South Atlantic lives what is believed to be the oldest turtle in the world: Jonathan. The animal has already met Queen Mum and is otherwise diligently collecting records – which, however, are not entirely undisputed.

Berlin | Less than 4,500 people live on the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, and yet the remote island has produced many a famous resident. After losing the Battle of Waterloo and abdicating as French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte went into exile in St. Helena in 1815. Napoleon died six years later. Around six…

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