250-Year-Old Tortoise Dies :(

Wow!! Talk about turtle power!! Around the time this tortoise was born, Benjamin Franklin was flying kites, Louis the XV was king of France, the industrial revolution was getting started in England, and Voltaire published "Micromegas" in which he mentions "aliens from outer space, " believed to be the first time aliens were mentioned in literature! Thanks Timelines of History for the fun facts and Librariran's Internet Index for getting me there!


250-Year-Old Tortoise Dies
Associated Press
"KOLKATA, India -- A giant aldabra tortoise thought to be around 250 years old has died in the Kolkata zoo of liver failure, authorities said on Thursday."
Source Link: Wired News

(photo credit: "Tortoise Skull" originally posted by Kalshassan)