Methuselah, A Well-Loved Tortoise, Dies at 130

[Fernando]

Did you guys see this?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...ll-loved-tortoise-dies-at-130-in-south-dakota

 

[wrmitchell22]

Gorgeous Tortoise, sad story, I hope she/he had a wonderful life!

 

[Laura]

i wonder what he died from.. just say they saw signs he wasnt going to last much longer. ..
good long life..

 

[Sulcatifornia]

Does he seem overweight in this pic to anyone else? Not to be rude

 

[dmarcus]

That's too bad, hopefully he was treated very good during his long life..

 

[Terry Allan Hall]

That's a shame...

 

[mctlong]

Does he seem overweight in this pic to anyone else? Not to be rude

I was thinking the same thing. His legs seem very thick. Could they be puffy/swolen due to sickness?

 

[exoticsdr]

I posted this story Monday evening (Tues morn?) on a previous post of his birthday celebration. I have been visiting Methuselah for the past 40 years or so and he was a beautiful, gentle boy. I will have to try to find some pics that I took on recent visits and get them posted so you can all enjoy him as much as I did.

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

I heard this story on NPR this morning, so I'm glad you posted the article here. Sorry to hear this beautiful tortoise died this week, but I'm glad he lived such a long life. I hope he had the opportunity to breed as well. I found it interesting that this tortoise was doing so well in a northern state like South Dakota! I've never been to Reptile Gardens there, but they must have had a nice facility for him.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Sad, he looked healthy.

 

[tortoises101]

Sad news, but all good things must come to an end.

 

[Jacob]

HeartBreaking!