They do live a while. The last “veteran” of the Crimean war: Timothy (c.1839–2004) – Ship’s tortoise mascot of HMS Queen during the first bombardment of Sevastopol in the Crimean War (she* was the last survivor of this war)
I can’t tell the difference between a boy tortoise and a girl tortoise and apparently British sailors couldn’t either. I guess as long as the tortoises can figure it out, it’s OK.
They do live a while. The last “veteran” of the Crimean war: Timothy (c.1839–2004) – Ship’s tortoise mascot of HMS Queen during the first bombardment of Sevastopol in the Crimean War (she* was the last survivor of this war)
I can’t tell the difference between a boy tortoise and a girl tortoise and apparently British sailors couldn’t either. I guess as long as the tortoises can figure it out, it’s OK.