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YUM!
Jonathan’s favorite foods are bananas and guavas.
R.1, R.2, R.7, W.4, W.6, W.7, W.8
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The Amazing Life of Jonathan
Meet the world’s oldest known living land animal: a 191-year-old tortoise.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
Jonathan in the 1880s
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Where in the World?
Jonathan lives on St. Helena, a tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The Numbers
1832
That’s the year Jonathan likely hatched.
40
That’s how many U.S. presidents have served during his life.
100-150
That’s how many years giant tortoises like Jonathan usually live.
Things invented since Jonathan hatched:
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1. The telephone
1876
2. The car
1886
3. The airplane
1903
4. The television
1927
Other Old-Timers
How do the longest-living members of other animal species stack up?
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1. Bobi the Dog
31 years and counting!
2. Old Billy the horse
62 years
3. Cheetah the chimpanzee
80 Years
4. Cookie the cockatoo
83 years
YOUR TURN:
Research one of the animals from the graph above. Then make an infographic about its life!
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