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 ...

Jonathan, the world’s oldest known tortoise, is not dead. Officials on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena confirmed that viral social media posts claiming the famous Seychelles giant ...

Jonathan the tortoise celebrated his 190th birthday as he extends his run as the longest-living land animal in the world. Jonathan first arrived in his current home of the island of Saint Helena in ...

Jonathan the giant tortoise - he lives. He is the oldest known land animal, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Hatched in the 1830s, he has outlived seven British monarchs, 36 U.S.

He's lived through both World Wars, seven British monarchs, 39 U.S. presidents and is older than the Eiffel Tower – and now, Jonathan the tortoise is celebrating another year around the sun as he ...