Kura-kura jenis Aldabran jantan bernama Jonathan pegang rekod Guinness World Record 187 tahun usianya
Seekor kura-kura diiktiraf sebagai hidupan darat paling tua di dunia oleh Guinness World Record apabila usianya mencecah 187 tahun pada tahun ini., kura-kura jenis Aldabran jantan bernama Jonathan yang berasal dari Kepulauan Seychelles di Lautan Hindi itu dilahirkan pada tahun 1832, lima tahun sebelum pertabalan Ratu Victoria dan dibawa ke Pulau St. Helena di Lautan Atlantik pada tahun 1882.
Pemeriksaan lanjut ke atas cangkerang Jonathan mendapati ia adalah subspesies yang dipercayai hampir pupus. Terdapat kira-kira 80 ekor kura-kura Aldabran di seluruh dunia, menurut Kumpulan Pakar Kura-kura dan Penyu Air Tawar dari Kesatuan Antarabangsa Pemuliharaan Alam Semula Jadi . “Kura-kura tertua ini buta disebabkan katarak dan kehilangan deria bau namun, ia masih mempunyai pendengaran yang bagus dan selera makan,” kata pakar veterinar, Joe Hollins yang bertanggungjawab menjaga reptilia itu.
Sepanjang hidupnya, Jonathan melalui dua zaman perang dunia, Revolusi Perancis, tujuh pertukaran monarki Britain dan pelantikan 39 Presiden Amerika Syarikat.
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