I don’t think tortoise here in the Philippines will reach the age of 250 or more. Filipinos love to eat the meat of tortoise. I know there are laws protecting this kind of animals, but these laws are nothing for those who want to taste its cooked meat.
But in India,
…a giant aldabra tortoise died in Calcutta Zoo of liver failure, taking all the secrets of an existence spanning three centuries with him….
Adwaitya, the world’s oldest tortoise, finally tired of life after more than 250 years. (LINK)
There were debates on its actual age but some said:
Historical records show he was a pet of British general Robert Clive of the East India Company and had spent several years in his sprawling estate before he was brought to the zoo about 130 years ago,” said Jogesh Barman, the West Bengal forest minister.





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