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The St. Helena 5 pence coin shows Jonathan, a roughly 190 year old tortoise

73 points • by schleck8 • today at 4:41 PM • 15 comments • view on HN

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berlam • today at 5:39 PM

> In July 2023 there was a fight between David and Fredrik which resulted in Fredrik being turned onto his back and left to die, in an area where his plight would not have been visible from the house or the tortoise viewing area. Fortunately he was spotted in time by visiting vet Joe Hollins, who turned Fredrik the right way up with no long-lasting ill effects. This is apparently not the first time recently when a tortoise has been turned over, though in the other occasion it was David who finished the wrong way up, not after a fight but after an unsuccessful attempt to mount Emma for mating purposes…

His companions. Never thought tortoises have such a wild life.

https://sainthelenaisland.info/jonathan.htm

brcmthrowaway • today at 6:29 PM

Is this where Napoleon was exiled??

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mberning • today at 6:06 PM

It is my dream to someday travel to St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha.

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Razengan • today at 5:16 PM

We should elect him as president