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Apr 2021
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Une tortue vivante a 189 ans

Choses à Savoir
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Vivre "vieux comme Mathusalem"... ou comme Jonathan.

Attention, nulle question du fils de Saül ici, mais bien d'une... tortue !

Âgé d'au moins 186 ans, ce reptile originaire des Seychelles vit aujourd'hui sur l'île de Sainte-Hélène ; avec pour titre honorifique celui du plus vieil animal terrestre encore vivant.



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