Hariet turns 175 today! Happy Birthday to Harriet!

[valich]

"One of the world's oldest living animals, Harriet the tortoise, celebrated her 175th birthday on Tuesday with a pink hibiscus flower cake at her retirement home in northern Australia."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/australia.tortoise.reut/index.html

Happy Birthday Harriet!

I wonder if there's any older than her?

 

[utopian knight]

Loads more, although I can't name any by name, some I believe live up to 300+.

 

[valich]

Aside from certain microorganisms (plants or fungi), maybe the Galapagos Islands has older tortoises, but I don't know of any other longer living animal on Earth today? Please post if you come across any!

 

[mountainhare]

Some species of giant clams have been known to live for 200+ years, and I think that some species of giant squid also have been known to live past 100.

 

[valich]

Harriet's gonna beat them all!