#tortoises on Hacker News

2 stories tagged tortoises, newest first.

The St. Helena 5 pence coin shows Jonathan, a roughly 190 year old tortoise (de.numista.com)

132 points by schleck8 2 days ago | 44 comments

A Numista catalog page for the St. Helena 5 pence coin depicting Jonathan the tortoise, blocked here by a reCAPTCHA check.

259 points by gumby 18 days ago | 148 comments

A 404 Media article about Jonathan, a tortoise believed to be the oldest living land animal, and what he might reveal about longevity and aging.