Results: Jonathan Tortoise
Published on 07/09/2016
It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop --from The Tortoise and the Hare--
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Jonathan is a Seychelles giant tortoise, hatched, in 1832, currently living on the island of St. Helena. He is blind from cataracts, has lost his sense of smell, cannot detect food, but still after 184 years his hearing is in pristine condition. Have you heard of Jonathan before?
Yes
11%
203 votes
No
81%
1446 votes
Undecided
7%
133 votes
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In March of this year, Jonathan took his first bath, featured on BBC. Were you able to watch this special?
Yes
6%
114 votes
No
94%
1668 votes
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To date, Jonathan is the oldest living "animal" on earth. However, there are other animals that live long lives as well. Check off these living beings that you were aware of having a long life:
African elephants with a lifespan of 70 years
36%
633 votes
Bowhead whales have an average lifespan of 200 years.
12%
210 votes
Galapagos Giant Tortoise with an average lifespan of 100 years
31%
544 votes
Greenland sharks can live up to 200 years
6%
101 votes
Koi fish usually live from 25-30 years, but have been known to exist anywhere from 100 - 200 years
12%
212 votes
Long fin eel up to 60, but one lived to 106 years
3%
55 votes
Native to South American rainforests, mangroves and savannas, macaws can live up to 60-80 years
16%
281 votes
Ocean quahog clams have been calculated to live up to 400 years
4%
64 votes
Immortal jellyfish because it keeps transforming itself via transdifferentiation
8%
142 votes
N/A
45%
808 votes
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