Harriet The Tortoise dies at 175 (possibly studied by Darwin)

[Greeby]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5109342.stm

*sigh* I wouldn't mind going out at 175 either

[charlie]

1. Heh. As a turtle?

Those would be some loooong, langorous, low-excitement years.

[Philosoraptor]

3. Low stress too, maybe she was onto something.

[Philosoraptor]

2. I dated Harriet 72 years ago, she was a great old totoise.

And man, she would totally go off if you called her a turtle.

[itzamirakul]

5. "Totoise" is the Brooklynese form of tortoise - right? :)

I also knew her around that same time. If I'm not mistaken, she was a "Runway Totoise". Quite the glamour gal...

BTW, she claimed to be only 135 years old. Seems that someone miscounted her "rings." :)

[Philosoraptor]

6. oops....Bugs Bunny pronounces it, "TOIT EL"

[xchrom]

4. oh -- farewell harriet -- you will be missed.

[lindisfarne]

7. This is really sad. I'd heard about her illness and hoped she'd get

over it.

[Philosoraptor]

8. If she hadn't gotten sick, she may have become quite old.

[lindisfarne]

9. Yes. 175 isn't particularly extreme for these tortoises.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_tortoise