photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory
Turtle for President
Terrapene carolina carolina
15 million years of no talk, no offense, no arrogance, steady crawling forward. Put him on the ballot.
Author: WmX
I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.
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At age 194, Jonathan the tortoise offers clues to longevity, study says. (Not a box turtle!)
The research found a subset of Jonathan’s genes remained remarkably stable despite his age.
Jonathan is blind, but the 194-year-old giant tortoise knows it’s time to eat when he hears Joe Hollins call his name.
Jonathan chomps at the air, expecting Hollins to feed him pears, cucumbers or carrots. But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise’s mouth to get a saliva sample.
He said he hoped that the saliva of the world’s oldest living land animal would serve a great purpose.
At age 194, Jonathan the tortoise offers clues to longevity, study says. (Not a box turtle!)
The research found a subset of Jonathan’s genes remained remarkably stable despite his age.
Jonathan is blind, but the 194-year-old giant tortoise knows it’s time to eat when he hears Joe Hollins call his name.
Jonathan chomps at the air, expecting Hollins to feed him pears, cucumbers or carrots. But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise’s mouth to get a saliva sample.
He said he hoped that the saliva of the world’s oldest living land animal would serve a great purpose.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2026/10/13/age-194-jonathan-tortoise-offers-clues-longevity-study-says/?linkNumber=15&utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=