LONDON — Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — were greatly exaggerated. Jonathan is still kicking — albeit ...

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On April 1, 2026, an X user claiming to be a veterinarian for Jonathan, a tortoise on St. Helena island, said the animal — estimated to be almost 194 years old — had died. In his post, the purported ...

Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations At 194 years old, Jonathan the giant tortoise was a youngster when Queen Victoria ...

(WVUE) - Jonathan, the 193-year-old tortoise who lives on the island of St. Helena, is alive despite online rumors claiming he died. Social media posts this week claimed Jonathan had died. The rumor ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Jonathan the tortoise had died. Despite claims of his death spreading on social media, the world's oldest known ...

News of the tortoise's demise spread rapidly on social media on April Fool's Day Guinness World Records lists Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, as the oldest living land animal. @AFP London: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [PA Media] The world's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, is still alive, contrary to a widely circulated social media post which ...

Reports of the nearly 200-year-old creature's demise were posted on X by a hoax vet account and Jonathan was later revealed to be alive and well. A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the ...

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WASHINGTON — Jonathan the tortoise, the oldest known living land animal in the world, caused quite the stir on Wednesday after an account claiming to be his vet announced his death. The X account, ...