KansDem
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Fri Aug-11-06 04:52 PM
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Harriet the Tortoise dies at 175 |
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Harriet the tortoise, one of the world's oldest known living creatures, has died in Australia aged about 175.
Senior vet Dr John Hangar told Australia's ABC that Harriet, a Giant Galapagos tortoise, had died of heart failure after a short illness.
"She had a very fairly acute heart attack and thankfully passed away quietly overnight," Dr Hangar said.
Last year staff at Australia Zoo, where Harriet had lived for 17 years, held a party to celebrate her 175th birthday.
Some people believe that Harriet was studied by British naturalist Charles Darwin. --more-- BBCRIP, Harriet ...:cry:
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Fri Aug-11-06 04:53 PM
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1. I read this a few weeks ago... |
KansDem
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Fri Aug-11-06 05:04 PM
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7. So I was a little slow in posting this... |
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Edited on Fri Aug-11-06 05:13 PM by KansDem
Harriet would have wanted it that way...
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Fri Aug-11-06 09:26 PM
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I like your sense of humor - I have seen pictures of her on the TV box before
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Fri Aug-11-06 04:53 PM
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2. Awwww...we learned about Harriet in 3rd grade. |
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Fri Aug-11-06 04:54 PM
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God damn undead tortoises.
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Fri Aug-11-06 04:58 PM
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Fri Aug-11-06 04:59 PM
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5. and she didn't look a day over 170 |
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Fri Aug-11-06 05:02 PM
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:cry: I had two tortoises but I lost one at the begining of the summer :cry: she was about 35 years old, the one I have left is about 50.
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Fri Aug-11-06 05:07 PM
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Do tortoises go to the Rainbow Bridge?
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Fri Aug-11-06 05:15 PM
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Edited on Fri Aug-11-06 05:22 PM by KansDem
Perhaps there's a special place in shell for them...;)
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Fri Aug-11-06 05:18 PM
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10. undercover tortoises only. |
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Fri Aug-11-06 08:58 PM
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it just takes them longer to cross over it to the other side. O8) ;-)
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Fri Aug-11-06 10:10 PM
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13. This saddens me. Her life spanned so much history....RIP |
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