A 160-year-old tortoise

Timothy, who weighed 11 pounds (5kg), was found in 1854 on board a Portuguese privateer by Captain John Courtenay Everard of the Royal Navy, a relative of the 10th Earl of Devon. He went on to become the ship's mascot during the Crimean War. He then stayed aboard a succession of naval vessels until given a life ashore in 1892 and was looked after by the members of the Courtenay family ever since. He lived at Powderham Castle near Exeter, England and was owned by Lady Gabrielle Courtenay. He arrived there fully-grown in the late 19th Century. The castle's Rose Garden had been his home since 1935. In recent years, he wore a tag reading: "My name is Timothy. I am very old - please do not pick me up." During his stay, Timothy showed a keen instinct for survival, even digging his own air raid shelter under a set of terrace steps during World War II after feeling the vibrations of bombs in Exeter. This year he emerged from hibernation as usual in February, but was suffering from colds and had developed breathing difficulties. He died two months later at age 160. (in 2004)
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Those turtles must really have a great social security system...:eek:

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160!? :eek: He would have remembered Cliff Richard's first single though ;)

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Hello, grand-dad!!! :wavey:

160!? :eek: He would have remembered Cliff Richard's first single though ;)

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160!? :eek: He would have remembered Cliff Richard's first single though ;)
Remembered? He must have produced it...:p

He outlived those teenage mutant ninja turtles. Or are they still around... waiting to make a comeback as the twentysomething mutant ninja turtles?

he should have been knighted :(

Remembered? He must have produced it...:p

He must have produced Cliff Richards mom in the back seat of horse carried wagon!! ;) :kiss:

that's amazing, and so cute

I remember I heard about this little guy before.

I wondered what the record age for a tortoise was and it turns out to be either 188 or 192 years old:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tui_Malila

Aaaaawl..he looked like one of my AUNTS :p

Aaaaawl..he looked like one of my AUNTS :p

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that's amazing, and so cuteAre you kidding? look at the muzzle on that beast? :eek: :lol:

I kid, I kid.
I think turtles ROCK! :rocker2:

Was wondering why I hadn't seen Tori Spelling in the gossip mags, has gone incognito in the Amazon.;)

Aaaaawl..he looked like one of my AUNTS :p
what adorable aunt she must be! :D :cool:

Currently oldest living creature:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16265479&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=exclusive--the-oldest-creature-on-earth-name_page.html%20


really a fun story!

Currently oldest living creature:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16265479&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=exclusive--the-oldest-creature-on-earth-name_page.html%20


really a fun story!Kewl story. Funny how no one thought enough to turn her over and check her gender. :lol: Poor thing was denied love for far too many years. :sad: :)

175 yo :eek:

she looks fitter than me :o

OMG 175!? Ok this creature definately would have remembered er Cliff Richard's 25th birthday ;)

OMG 175!? Ok this creature definately would have remembered er Cliff Richard's 25th birthday ;)

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