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Jonathan the giant tortoise, 194, offers up insight into secrets of longevity
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BrumJim
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Presumably by not rushing things and avoiding alcohol?
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Well, isn't that age in the parameters of a giant tortoise's life expectancy? 
They do live much longer than humans, afair.
They do live much longer than humans, afair.
Drago
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Meanwhile, in this months Tortoise Digest...
Accy the Northern Dandy, 194, offers up insight into secrets of fashion longevity.
Accy the Northern Dandy, 194, offers up insight into secrets of fashion longevity.
OP
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Well, isn't that age in the parameters of a giant tortoise's life expectancy?
They do live much longer than humans, afair.
Yes, but the question is why, and this research partly answers that; leading to further research into ageing. This may lead to genuine breakthroughs that extend the healthy lifespans of us all.
Stop rushing around chasing dreams and chill.
lazybloke
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I liked the detail about Jonathan still being a randy old fella.
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You are only as old as the tortoise you feel
Drago
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Is that what you told the magistrate at your bestiality trial?
OP
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That was over 150 years ago, and Darwin was there with his Beagle. How did you find out about that?
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ClichéGuevara
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Confused? You will be. 
Technically, all turtles, tortoises and terrapins ARE turtles and belong to the turtle order Testudines, which comes from the Latin word testa, meaning “shell”
“turtle” is an older English word than “tortoise,” but “tortoise” is an older word for a turtle than “turtle.”
https://uselessetymology.com/2020/09/15/the-etymological-difference-between-tortoises-and-turtles/
Technically, all turtles, tortoises and terrapins ARE turtles and belong to the turtle order Testudines, which comes from the Latin word testa, meaning “shell”
“turtle” is an older English word than “tortoise,” but “tortoise” is an older word for a turtle than “turtle.”
https://uselessetymology.com/2020/09/15/the-etymological-difference-between-tortoises-and-turtles/
Drago
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I read it in The Tatler.
OP
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Not Horse and Hound then?
Drago
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Nah, out newsagent always seems to have sold out. That posh dandy up the road, the one with the Vauxhall Adam, buys them all and leaves a copy in each of his bathrooms for visitors to peruse.
