World’s Oldest Land-Dwelling Animal Celebrates 191st Birthday

Jonathan is an individual from the Seychelles giant tortoise family, currently living on the island of Saint Helena (an overseas territory of the UK, located in the South Atlantic Ocean). This giant “turtle” just officially celebrated his 191st birthday on December 7. “Tortoise” …

Swift Turtle Seizes Swan’s Network in the Blink of an Eye

Turtle attacks and takes the life of a seabird in the blink of an eye. One of the extremely unbelievable encounters that occurs in nature is a giant turtle attacking a seabird, then taking its life and eating its prey. Researchers from the University of Cambridge Museum of Zoology…