Jonathan the tortoise, world's oldest land animal, named Guinness World Records Icon at 194+ years old
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Mike Snider
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Jonathan the tortoise, the world's oldest living land animal at over 194 years old, has been named a Guinness World Records Icon. The Seychelles giant tortoise, who lives on St. Helena island, was mistakenly reported dead on April Fools' Day 2026 but is alive and well. His age is a conservative estimate as he was already at least 50 when brought to the island in 1882.
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· 3 pulledJonathan the tortoise, the ancient reptile mistakenly declared dead back on April Fools' Day, is not only still alive, but has earned another accolade.
Born before 1832 – thus, he's at least 194 years old – Jonathan is the oldest living land animal and has been named a Guinness World Records Icon.
Jonathan is likely even older as his age is 'a conservative estimate,' according to Guinness.
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