Tim Dowling: the tortoise will not only outlive me, it’ll outwit me, too
My wife has had him since she was eight, but can still sometimes make him seem like a problem I have visited on her
www.theguardian.com
It isn't the greatest thing I've read about tortoises admittedly, but worth a peek.
Please note, I would have posted this in the 'articles' section but I don't have enough posting privileges yet.