San Diego Zoo’s 141-Year-Old Galápagos Giant Leaves Behind a Century of Wonder, Wisdom, and Wild Majesty
The Incident The San Diego Zoo confirmed this week that its oldest resident, a Galápagos tortoise believed to be around 141 years old, passed away peacefully under veterinary care. Staff members, many of whom had tended to the giant reptile for decades, described his final hours as calm and dignified—an end befitting a creature that…