7 of the Longest Living Animals on Earth

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Giant Tortoises - Average Life Span 100 Years

Making it to 100 if you're a human is quite an accomplishment. For giant tortoises, however, it might not be such a big deal - their average life span is 100 years.

In fact, several reptilian centenarians have made headlines recently. Lonesome George, an iconic Galapagos tortoise who was the last of his kind, passed away last week at age 100. Meanwhile, the pictured

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Photo by: Reptilienzoo HAPP

Giant Tortoises - Average Life Span 100 Years

Making it to 100 if you're a human is quite an accomplishment. For giant tortoises, however, it might not be such a big deal - their average life span is 100 years.

In fact, several reptilian centenarians have made headlines recently. Lonesome George, an iconic Galapagos tortoise who was the last of his kind, passed away last week at age 100. Meanwhile, the pictured above recently decided that after 115 years together, it was time to split up.

Possibly the most headline-grabbing giant tortoise of all, though, was Harriet , a Giant Galapagos Land Tortoise who lived to the ripe old age of 175 (give or take a year or two). Born in the 1830s, Harriet wa

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