Adwaita (meaning "one and only" in Sanskrit) (c. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical 1750 – 23 March 2006) was the name of a male Aldabra Giant Tortoise in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Aldabra Giant Tortoise ( Geochelone gigantea) from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest Tortoises in The Alipore Zoological Gardens (also informally called the Alipore Zoo Calcutta Zoo or Kolkata Zoo is India 's oldest formally stated Zoological park (as opposed India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country He was the oldest living animal in Kolkata. This is a list of the oldest living organisms. This is usually defined as having a longer Lifespan than other organisms of similar Species (such
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History
"Historical records show he was a pet of British General Robert Clive of the East India Company and had spent several years in his sprawling estate before he was brought to the zoo about 130 years ago. Clive of India redirects here For the film see Clive of India (film. The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or " [1] It is said that the Aldabra tortoise was a gift to Clive from the British seafarers who captured the tortoise from the Seychelles Islands. Seychelles (seɪˈʃɛl or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and seʃɛl in French) officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles Creole Reports show that Clive had four such tortoises in his villa in Latbagan at Barrackpore, in the suburbs of Kolkata. Barrackpore or Barrackpur (ব্যারাকপুর sub-division under District of North 24 Parganas in the state of West Bengal, is an old Three of the animals died, while Adwaita was transferred to the Alipore zoo in 1875 by Carl Louis Schwendler, the founder of the zoo. Carl Louis Schwendler (1838 - 1882 was a German Electrician and one of the first proponents of the Tungsten based Incandescent light bulb. Adwaita had lived in his enclosure in the zoo until his death in 2006.
Description
Weighing 250 kg (550 lb), Adwaita was a bachelor. There are no records of his progeny or liaisons. He lived on a diet of wheat bran, carrot, lettuce, soaked gram, bread, grass and salt. The shell of the tortoise cracked and a wound had developed some months before his death from liver failure in March 2006. The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals
The dispute surrounding his age
There is dispute regarding the exact age of Adwaita. While some records show his age was at least 150 years, others believe he was 250 years old. Again, some sources say the tortoise was born in 1750. Unfortunately none of these records are reliable. [2]
If the age is determined to be 250 years, as claimed by many sources, Adwaita would be one of the oldest creatures of modern times, beating Harriet by 80 years, and Tu'i Malila, the current recordholder for the certified oldest animal, by 67 years. Tu'i Malila (c 1777 – May 19, 1965) was the name of a Tortoise given to the royal family of Tonga
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