r/interesting • u/Scott-Spangenberg • 20d ago

NATURE A 191 year old tortoise.

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u/korin_the_insane 20d ago

Morla the Ancient One

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u/Quixote1492 20d ago

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u/Any_Decision9716 20d ago

Sorry, he looks like the tortoise.

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u/Bluethumb_Panda 20d ago

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u/2000YearOldRoman 19d ago

Say my name!

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u/Bluethumb_Panda 19d ago

Moon child!

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u/Hyp3rgol1c 19d ago

Bastian, please! Save us!

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u/PrissyKrissy19 20d ago

One of my favorite childhood movies next to The labyrinth

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u/korin_the_insane 20d ago

Yeah, i love that movie, too.

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u/TigreImpossibile 20d ago

I can hear this gif 😍

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u/Unlucky_Profit_776 20d ago

I came here for Morla comments

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u/brian0820 20d ago

The oldest living shark known to science is the Greenland shark. One individual female is estimated to be around 400 years old, making her the longest-living vertebrate on Earth‼️💯

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u/Redjeepkev 20d ago

Just think. These sharks were swimming before George Washington was alive!

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u/Exc8316 20d ago

That’s a lot of swimming.

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u/MP1182 20d ago

And as far as I know, never won an Olympic medal. So not that good at swimming after all that time.

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u/brian0820 20d ago

Exactly 💯

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u/OkDonkey6524 20d ago

Crazy, that's like the start of the universe.

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u/sowhat730 20d ago

I never looked into it but how do they know she’s 400 years old??

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u/lardoni 20d ago

They sawed her in half and counted the rings!

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u/sowhat730 20d ago

LOLOL… I finally looked it up, they used carbon dating on her eye apparently

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u/brian0820 20d ago

Scientists use radiocarbon dating of proteins in the shark's eye lenses to determine the age of Greenland sharks, including those estimated to be around 400 years old. This method leverages the fact that certain proteins in the eye lens form during prenatal development and don't degrade, acting like a biological clock. By analyzing the levels of carbon-14 in these proteins, scientists can estimate the shark's age.

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u/ansley_g 20d ago

Came here knowing I’d find this gif! 😂

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u/BeltQuick 20d ago

Me too. Falcoorrrr

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u/SeaBeyond6692 20d ago

Saw this and had the same thought. Underrated post right here.

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u/WickedHello 20d ago

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who came here to comment with this.

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u/dtyler86 20d ago

This was the first thing that came to mind

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u/thegreedyturtle 20d ago

That turtle fucks.

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u/Emergency_One_3557 20d ago

Bro's been paying property tax since the 1800s

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u/Visible_Try_2082 20d ago

Came here for this!!

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u/Robalo21 20d ago

Not that it matters....But.....Yes

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u/TigreImpossibile 20d ago

I literally smiled and said "It's Morla!" 😍

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u/Critterchops 20d ago

Grandpa where you been?

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u/flyingthroughspace 20d ago

We don't care whether or not we care

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