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Charles Darwin’s Turtle Died :(

Harriet, Charles Darwin’s pet tortoise, died in an Australian Zoo this week. She was 176 years old.

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Darwin found Harriet during his scientific journeys to the Galapagos Islands. Back when this turtle was born the map of the USA looked like:

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  1. DOING A REPRORT ON HIM FOR SCHOOL AND WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE THIS AFTER ALL THE STUDYING OF HIS WORKS.

    Posted by OMAR | September 17, 2007, 7:34 am

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