On the British island of Saint Helena where he was offered to the governor in 1882. According to scientists, who observed photos of Jonathan on his arrival, he was then in his 50s, probably older. If she showed the tip of her nose in 1832, the turtle was born the same year as Jules Ferry, Gustave Eiffel, and since she is a British citizen, before the accession to the throne of Queen Victoria.
Today, Jonathan is blind and can’t feel anything, but he…
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