Tu'I Malila

female, deceased (1965)
Queen Elizabeth II, King Malila, radiated tortoise, Geochelone radiata, Tongatapu, Tongan language…Famoustortoises
Tu'i Malila was the name of a female tortoise given to the royal family of Tonga by Captain James Cook. She was a radiated tortoise ("Geochelone...
Adwaita

Adwaita

male, deceased (2006)
sanskrit, kolkata, tortoise, carbon dating, Alipore Zoological Gardens, Aldabra Giant Tortoise…Famoustortoises
Adwaita was the name of a male Aldabra Giant Tortoise in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India. He was the oldest living animal in...

George

male, deceased (2004)
British, tortoise, mediterranean, Blue Peter, Famoustortoises
George (b. circa early 1920s d. May 2004, believed to be 83) was a long-serving pet on British television series "Blue Peter". The Mediterranean...
Harriet

Harriet

female, deceased (2006)
beagle, HMS Beagle, Galápagos Islands, Famoustortoises, the Voyage of the Beagle, round-the-world survey expedition
Harriet was a Galápagos tortoise ("Geochelone elephantopus porteri") who had an estimated age of 175 years at the time of her death in Australia. H...

Timothy

female, deceased (2004)
privateer, captain, Queen, sevastopol, Mascot, tortoise…Famoustortoises
Timothy (estimated 1844 - April 3/April 4, 2004) was a Mediterranean spur thighed tortoise who was thought to be approximately 160 years old at the...