Zoo mourns giant tortoise that lived over 140 years

The San Diego Zoo's oldest resident, a Galapagos tortoise named Gramma, died Nov. 20. She was estimated to be 141 years old.

Oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, dies at estimated 141 years old

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise ...

Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

Zoo officials said she came from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931 as part of their first group of Galápagos tortoises.
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San Diego Zoo's oldest resident, Galápagos tortoise 'Gramma' dies

San Diego Zoo staff and animal lovers are reeling this week following the death of beloved Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, by ...
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How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars

No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the ...

Tortoise who experienced more than 20 US presidents, 2 World Wars dies at age 141

Two World Wars, two pandemics and more than 20 U.S. presidents. That is a snippet of what Gramma, a 141-year-old Galapagos ...