Jonathan, the world’s oldest known land animal, has died at the age of 193 on the island of St. Helena, BBC News reports. The Seychelles giant tortoise, a Guinness World Record holder, lived at the governor’s residence since 1882, surviving eight British monarchs. Estimated to have been born around 1832, he was also predeceased by Napoleon Bonaparte whose last words, spoken in delirium on May 5, 1821, are generally recorded as “France, armée, tête d’armée, Joséphine.” Napoleon was 51.
No, the world’s oldest known living land animal, a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan, has not died. Despite a viral April Fool’s Day hoax on X (formerly Twitter) in April 2026 claiming he had passed away, officials on the island of St. Helena confirmed he is very much alive and doing well.
@jkawaguchi
/showme a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan dancing for joy since he’s still alive and hasn’t been made into Turtle Soup as some had feared.
Jonathan, the world’s oldest known land animal, has died at the age of 193 on the island of St. Helena, BBC News reports. The Seychelles giant tortoise, a Guinness World Record holder, lived at the governor’s residence since 1882, surviving eight British monarchs. Estimated to have been born around 1832, he was also predeceased by Napoleon Bonaparte whose last words, spoken in delirium on May 5, 1821, are generally recorded as “France, armée, tête d’armée, Joséphine.” Napoleon was 51.
@aetris Jonathan is alive! The report of his death was an exaggeration.
@zhicks1987 He’s the Mark Twain of tortoises!
@aetris Bonaparte, however, is actually dead.
@zhicks1987 Or so the tortoises would have us believe!
@aetris You guessed it. Frank Stallone.
That’s pretty old, think of all the changes he’s seen.
No, the world’s oldest known living land animal, a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan, has not died. Despite a viral April Fool’s Day hoax on X (formerly Twitter) in April 2026 claiming he had passed away, officials on the island of St. Helena confirmed he is very much alive and doing well.
@jkawaguchi
/showme a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan dancing for joy since he’s still alive and hasn’t been made into Turtle Soup as some had feared.
@MrGoodGuy Here’s the image you requested for “a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan dancing for joy since hes still alive and…”
@jkawaguchi well, that wasn’t a funny joke. so boo on whoever did it
@Cerridwyn @jkawaguchi It was some crypto scam that started it.
Davey Lopes
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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48431732/dodgers-great-davey-lopes-four-all-star-dies-80
‘Game of Thrones’ actor Michael Patrick dies at 35
“Michael Patrick, an actor who appeared in “Game of Thrones,” has died three years after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease. He was 35…”
@shahnm
thanks for “moving” this.
@chienfou Thanks for the reminder about the current thread!
@chienfou @shahnm
So very terrible to lose him to that horrible disease so young.
Here he is on set in wilding gear
Jim Whittaker, the First American to Summit Everest, Has Died at 97
(A true pioneer, who was also a former head of REI, and did a lot of other cool stuff!)
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/everest/jim-whittaker-obituary-everest-mountaineer-rei/
RIP
Browning Nagle - NY Jets QB
Tampa native - attended Pinellas Park H.S.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48450123/former-jets-quarterback-browning-nagle-dies-age-57
Sid Krofft, 1929-2026
/image sid Krofft
/youtube sid Krofft
@mossygreen Looking back, H.R.Pufnstuf was one of the weirdest TV shows ever! I had a crush on Jack Wild.
Dolly Martinez … Subject of My 600 lbs life
Dead of CHF.
https://people.com/my-600-lb-life-star-dolly-martinez-s-cause-of-death-revealed-11948833
@chienfou
kind of crazy how heartless and cruel some of the internet trolls have been to her family…
Songwriting Legend, Writer of “The Gambler” Don Schlitz Has Died at 73
https://savingcountrymusic.com/songwriting-legend-writer-of-the-gambler-don-schlitz-has-died/
Nathalie Baye ‘Downton Abbey’ Star Dead at 77
“Downton Abbey” star Nathalie Baye reportedly died Friday.
She died in the evening at her home in Paris following a Lewy body dementia diagnosis, her family told French press agency, AFP.
Patrick Muldoon, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Melrose Place’ actor, dies at 57
Patrick Muldoon, an actor who starred in “Days of Our Lives” and “Melrose Place,” has died, his family announced. He was 57.
Muldoon’s sister, Shana Muldoon Zappa, announced on Monday that he was “suddenly taken from this earth.”
@shahnm
Wait… WHAT… His brother-in-law was Frank Zappa’s kid. Wow, don’t you know those were some crazy family reunions
Alan Osmond, oldest member of The Osmonds, dies at 76 years old
https://kutv.com/news/local/alan-osmond-oldest-member-of-the-osmonds-dies-at-76-years-old
Mara Flàvia, triathlete and fitness “influencer”, dies during open water swim in Texas ironman triathlon.
https://people.com/glamorous-triathlete-influencer-38-drowns-while-swimming-in-texas-ironman-competition-11953691