The Seychelles giant tortoise has already beat the average ... third century at the governor’s residence on St. Helena, a British territory located about 1,200 miles off the coast of Africa.

a radiated tortoise that lived to be at least 188 before dying in 1965. Tu'i Malila was given to the royal family of Tonga by British explorer Captain James Cook about the year 1777, Guinness said.

A tortoise that once belonged to British colonial general Clive of India in the 18th Century has died in a zoo in Calcutta. Adwaita, "the only one" in Bengali, was found dead by keepers in Alipore Zoo ...

British explorer Captain James Cook is believed to have given a radiated tortoise to the Tongan royal family as a gift in 1777. The tortoise reportedly died in 1966 at the age of 188. Radiated and ...

A tortoise miraculously managed to escape its home and climb on to train tracks, sparking delays for commuters. After a global IT outage caused havoc for many trying to travel on Britain's trains ...