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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 04:52 PM
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Harriet the Tortoise dies at 175
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.

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BBC

RIP, Harriet ...:cry:
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 04:53 PM
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1. I read this a few weeks ago...
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 05:04 PM
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7. So I was a little slow in posting this...
Edited on Fri Aug-11-06 05:13 PM by KansDem
Harriet would have wanted it that way...
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 09:26 PM
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12. RIP
I like your sense of humor - I have seen pictures of her on the TV box before
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 04:53 PM
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2. Awwww...we learned about Harriet in 3rd grade.
Bummer.
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 04:54 PM
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3. Again?
God damn undead tortoises.
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 04:58 PM
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4. Is it soup yet?
:hide:
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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 04:59 PM
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5. and she didn't look a day over 170
RIP, girl.
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 05:02 PM
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6. Aw
: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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 05:07 PM
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8. RIP, Harriet.
Do tortoises go to the Rainbow Bridge?
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 05:15 PM
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9. I don't know...
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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Wheezy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 05:18 PM
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10. undercover tortoises only.
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 08:58 PM
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11. Sure they do
it just takes them longer to cross over it to the other side. O8) ;-)
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Gloria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-11-06 10:10 PM
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13. This saddens me. Her life spanned so much history....RIP
Harriet.
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