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World's oldest known land animal, Jonathan the tortoise, still alive at nearly 200 (eu.usatoday.com)

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reports of his death were greatly exaggerated

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[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago

Oh ffs who the fuck announces a death as an april fool's joke

[-] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago

An account on the social media platform X, purporting to be Jonathan's veterinarian Joe Hollins, posted an announcement that the animal had died at age 193.

But Jonathan has not died and the account is a fake, the real Joe Hollins told USA TODAY.

"Jonathan the tortoise is very much alive," Hollins said. "I believe on X the person purporting to be me is asking for crypto donations, so it’s not even an April Fool joke. It’s a con."

I think it was more of an attempt at a scam rather than a joke