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Old 04-11-2004, 10:42 PM
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160 Year Old Tort Dies

Hey, last week a 160 year old Mediterranian Spur Thigh Tortoise died in England ... isn't that astounding?

That means that he was alive since at least 1844!


Read the story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3607053.stm
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That is amazing. I wish I could have met him.
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WOW! That is so neat. He sure did live a long life though!
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Wow, that's an amazing story! For some reason I thought he would of weighed more than 11 pounds.
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Wow! If he could talk, can you imagine the stories he could have told?
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