A widely circulated social media post purporting to belong to the tortoise's vet has been revealed to be a hoax.
Jonathan the tortoise, the world's longest-living known land animal, remains alive despite claims of his death spreading on ...
What appeared to be devastating news from the animal kingdom sent shockwaves across the internet on April 1—but it was all a ...
However, as of this writing, the reports that Jonathan the tortoise is dead are false. Jonathan is alive and well, despite ...
Jonathan was crowned the world's oldest known living land animal in 2019 ...
Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — ...
"Even our researcher friends in the US unraveling his DNA have just sent condolences." ...
An X account claiming to be his veterinarian announced his death on Tuesday, but it was revealed to be a hoax.
Mona Heflin, 71, is in poor health and trying to find a next home for her 22-year-old, 70-pound tortoise.