A 344-year-old tortoise, popularly known as Alagba, in the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso in Oyo State died on Thursday. The tortoise, which was the oldest in Africa, was ill for a few days before ...

The tortoise began to beat the drum, and a feast appeared before the family's startled eyes. They sat down to enjoy it, and for one long week, they did nothing but eat.

Prince Edward met 192-year-old tortoise Jonathan — 76 years after his late mother Queen Elizabeth — during an official visit to the British overseas territory St. Helena.

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