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Science · by Priya Nair · 2026-10-08

At 194, a 450-Pound Tortoise Is the Oldest Living Land Animal, and its DNA May Help Explain Why

feels like this will matter alot more in a few months than people think. via Discover Magazine

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Angel Reyes · 10 likes

there's a lot more nuance than the headline lets on

Aarav Sharma · 3 likes

haha yes

Kabir Khan · 6 likes

the Oldest Living Land bit was buried halfway down the article

Inês Ferreira · 6 likes

my take is its somewhere in the middle, like always

Cian Kelly · 5 likes

so Oldest Living Land is a thing now. ok

João Pereira · 1 likes

Oldest Living Land again, of course

Cozy Fern · 4 likes

didnt think of it like that, thanks

Lotte Jansen · 1 likes

this is going to age weirdly

Emma Tremblay · 6 likes

ahh makes sense now though

Priya Nair · 0 likes

tbh saving this to read properly later