Sad News out of Australia

One of the three Galapagos tortoises brought back to England by Charles Darwin, is dead today in Beerwah, Australia, at the tender age of 176.  Harriet had been a long time resident at the Australia Zoo, just outside of Brisbane, owned and operated by Steve Irwin.  Yes, that Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter.  He seemed pretty attached to the "grand old lady" as he called her:

"Harriet has been a huge chunk of the Irwin family's life," he said.  "I have grown up with this gorgeous old girl and so have my kids.  She is possibly one of the oldest living creatures on the planet and her passing today is not only a great loss for the world but a very sad day for my family.  She was a grand old lady."

Here's a link to the Australia Zoo.  You can navigate to Harriet's profile from the nav bar on the left: click Amazing Animals, then Reptiles in the center of the page, Tortoises and Turtles, and finally Giant Galapagos Land Tortoise.  Harriet's Profile is over to the right of the page.  Here's a picture of the Grand Old Lady with Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi:

 

According to her profile, she loved hibiscus petals.