Thursday, December 23, 2010

Scientists Darwin's Tortoise-175-year-old birthday

Australia 15, for a 175-year-old tortoise held a Grand birthday party. This is known as the "Harriet" female turtles are considered to be personally from Darwin, in the western part of Ecuador and Galapagos Islands, which is also the world's oldest animals in Brisbane Australia Zoo, near the city, people use cake celebrate "Harriet" long and eventful life, her footprint across three continents.

Dexinshe said, the world's longevity records by adding Galapagos Islands is the creation of a turtle, tortoise all 188-year-old.

"We hope" Harriet "to break the record, and live longer. "Her guardian Lara · Campbell said.

According to the age of reckoning, "Harriet" arrived in Darwin 1835 in South America with Galapagos Islands have attained the age of 5 years. Darwin found her and took her on the United Kingdom's "Beagle" expedition ship.

Darwin has brought three turtles, thinking that they are "boy", give them named "Tom, Dick and Harry." Until the 19th century in the 1950s was found to be female, "Harriet" is replaced by the name today.

50 years of the 19th century, John · Wickham to leave the United Kingdom, was still a small town of Queensland, he brought the tortoise is the "Harriet".

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