135-year-old tortoise becomes first-time dad on Father's Day
[quote]Goliath the Galapagos tortoise celebrated an unprecedented double milestone Sunday at Zoo Miami: his 135th birthday coinciding with his first Father's Day as a new parent. The 517-pound tortoise became a father for the first time earlier this month when a single hatchling emerged from a clutch of eight eggs.
[quote]The timing represents more than cosmic coincidence. Zoo Miami has submitted an application to Guinness World Records to document Goliath as the oldest first-time father in animal history. Combined with his mate Sweet Pea's estimated age of 85 to 100 years, the pair may also claim the record for oldest first-time parents.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | June 19, 2025 5:20 PM
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Finally some news that makes you smile.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 18, 2025 4:36 PM
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That tortoise was hatched in 1890--24 years before WW1. Wow.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 18, 2025 5:51 PM
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My friends tell me I can pass for 19
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 18, 2025 5:54 PM
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I played the mom of a toddler when I was 135, so we have a lot in common
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 18, 2025 5:55 PM
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[quote] Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami
Time for Ozempic, Goliath.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 18, 2025 5:56 PM
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r7 He was hatched five days before The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 18, 2025 5:58 PM
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Tortoises don't parent their offspring. Mom lays an egg and it's bye-bye, see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya.
That's why they live so long, no worries!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 18, 2025 6:09 PM
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“ I like to watch old turtles fucking.”
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 18, 2025 6:45 PM
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Question - how can they tell a tortoise's age? I know there are growth rings and other stuff - but unless he's been in captivity since 1890, how do they really know?
But yeah - once they're born - they're left on their own. The parents leave them.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 18, 2025 6:52 PM
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I would have guessed that Lindsay Graham was younger than 135.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 18, 2025 6:54 PM
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DNA Test or it didn't happen!
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 18, 2025 7:12 PM
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Reminds me of John Tyler's lineage.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 18, 2025 7:16 PM
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Oh please, Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao have never fucked. Turkey baster baby turtle.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 18, 2025 7:22 PM
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Born a year before the Lizzie Borden murders.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 18, 2025 7:29 PM
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It's not to late for me, then!
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 18, 2025 7:41 PM
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From the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be about Robert Deniro.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 18, 2025 8:09 PM
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^^^^nevermind!! Bob has kids.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 18, 2025 8:10 PM
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r15 It's not entirely clear who collected him after he was hatched on Santa Cruz Island, but we do have the date of his hatching and he was later transferred to various zoos for exhibition and preservation. He's been in Zoo Miami since 1981.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | June 19, 2025 3:31 AM
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Is the baby tortoise autistic?
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 19, 2025 3:37 AM
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My Dad Lives in a Downtown Zoo
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | June 19, 2025 5:50 AM
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when was the last time turtlenecks were in style? I guess if you're skating or skiing.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | June 19, 2025 5:53 AM
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Dad's like, "Can I eat that, looks delicious!"
Crazy to think that lil' nipper will outlive us all, and our nieces and nephews too. At a certain point in its life, not a single person currently alive on the planet will be around anymore.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | June 19, 2025 7:36 AM
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Since Galapagos tortoises can live up to 177, maybe 135 is about the same as 76 in human years....
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | June 19, 2025 7:59 AM
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His child will be 175 as the 22nd century comes to a close and the 23rd begins, so might actually live long enough to see that happen. It will be a living link between us in the now and the people then.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | June 19, 2025 1:16 PM
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Its unfair that our beloved cats and dogs live such a short life.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | June 19, 2025 5:20 PM
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