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FOR the past century and a half, the Seychelles giant tortoise was thought to be extinct. Then came a dramatic announcement in 1997. Ten specimens had been found alive, a discovery that sparked a ...

We all hope to live to a ripe old age, with the average human lifespan in the U.S. clocking in at 79. In the animal kingdom, some species blow that number out of the water in terms of longevity — like ...

Sorry hares, but giant tortoises are still winning the race of life by treating it like a marathon and taking each lap slow and steady. The oldest living giant tortoise known to science (and the ...