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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by Stonjay: 9:44pm On Oct 03, 2019
Seriously, how did the know the age.

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by YOUNGELDER1(m): 9:48pm On Oct 03, 2019
luluosas:
Tell us the exact age sir

Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by Efechy(m): 10:08pm On Oct 03, 2019
SpecialAdviser:
Im sure some people will start worshiping it. Even calling it their ancestor.

Africans and stupidity are like 5 and 6.
Mayb u're an asian? just thinking out loud.
SpecialAdviser:
Im sure some people will start worshiping it. Even calling it their ancestor.

Africans and stupidity are like 5 and 6.
Mayb u're an asian? just thinking out loud.
SpecialAdviser:
Im sure some people will start worshiping it. Even calling it their ancestor.

Africans and stupidity are like 5 and 6.
Mayb u're an asian? just thinking out loud.

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by Arysexy(m): 10:08pm On Oct 03, 2019
omoadeleye:




Something is wrong with my Papa... He is just exhibiting an act of ignorance...

Ok, greet him
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by bolu1920: 10:11pm On Oct 03, 2019
DSHADOWWALKER:


Shut up there,the Oldest living tortoise lived for 189years
what are u saying, sebi nah what Guinness see , is what he will say.

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by shegra58: 10:20pm On Oct 03, 2019
MelesZenawi:
How do they know the tortoise is 344 years..?
How do you know the age of Jesus Christ?
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by shegra58: 10:21pm On Oct 03, 2019
MelesZenawi:
How do they know the tortoise is 344 years..?
How do you know the age of Je.sus Christ?
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by Noanta91: 10:48pm On Oct 03, 2019
How do they know the tortoise is 344 years.....


They knew because Ogbomoso is an ancient town and the tortoise lived to witness the reign of all the kings well over 300 years ago. I'm from that town and have seen and taken pics with Alagba, it's indeed old and big

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by kevinexit(m): 11:17pm On Oct 03, 2019
GOFRONT:
undecided

Last time, It was about the Oldest Gorilla who passed away in UNN....And now a 344 year old Toroise......

Only when they die, That's when we hear about their existence....

I saw this tortoise during a visit to Soun of Ogbomoso . that was during my NYSC 2016 ....

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by INTEGRITYA1(m): 11:29pm On Oct 03, 2019
GOFRONT:
undecided

Last time, It was about the Oldest Gorilla who passed away in UNN....And now a 344 year old Toroise......

Only when they die, That's when we hear about their existence....

I've heard about it about 10 years ago. I think I watched interview about it on one of the TV programs back then.
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by medolab90(m): 11:31pm On Oct 03, 2019
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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by noblechoco(f): 11:44pm On Oct 03, 2019
RIP

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by firfinch(m): 11:45pm On Oct 03, 2019
YOUNGELDER1:
344 indeed lipsrsealed
make your findings, it's well known to people in the southwest.

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by mofeireoluwa(f): 12:07am On Oct 04, 2019
ghuzy01:

The tortoise in Ogbomoso is well known and popular.moreso this present soun is over 90 years old and he said his father told him he (the grandfather) met the tortoise alive.so it's very possible the tortoise is in that age range.I think there is also a way the age of tortoise is calculated with the markings on their back
My grandma died over 15 years ago, she was close to 100 and she was from one of the royal families in Ogbomoso. She actually told us stories about the tortoise. The tortoise was already in existence when she was born.

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by mofeireoluwa(f): 12:12am On Oct 04, 2019
ojonugba2014:
na waoo,i met her last month,but guyz if u see am u go knw saey the thnz don old die, i grow up in ogbomoso,i once asked one of d oldest man (101yearz) in ogbomoso about 10yearz ago,he said his fathe nd grand father nd great grand father met that tortise,infact that tortise is far older than ogbomoso itself
You are actually right, I can say I am one quater Ogbomoso because my maternal grandma was from the place. She told me about this tortoise over 20 years ago that she met it as a child.

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by akilo1: 1:45am On Oct 04, 2019
Abeg show us the birth certificate
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by kevotek1000(m): 3:06am On Oct 04, 2019
So what will happened to the remains...
Is it going to be buried on the ground or on the stomach?
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by ferdybillion(m): 5:46am On Oct 04, 2019
Na buhari kill am

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by seunlayi(m): 6:13am On Oct 04, 2019
ojonugba2014:
na waoo,i met her last month,but guyz if u see am u go knw saey the thnz don old die, i grow up in ogbomoso,i once asked one of d oldest man (101yearz) in ogbomoso about 10yearz ago,he said his fathe nd grand father nd great grand father met that tortise,infact that tortise is far older than ogbomoso itself
I saw the tortoise in 1975 as a kid. It was even very old then compared to the one at UI zoo.
344 can't be a lie, animals lived longer than human and going by history, it may even be more than that

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by paperboi147: 6:21am On Oct 04, 2019
Ng
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by akdjr(m): 6:28am On Oct 04, 2019
May the tortoise continue to rest in peace. No human in history can ever beat that record or even get to 200years.
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by Nobody: 8:19am On Oct 04, 2019
Alaagba, eyan Methuselah.
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by NotFarFrom: 9:27am On Oct 04, 2019
DSHADOWWALKER:


Shut up there,the Oldest living tortoise lived for 189years
I don't know what to say to you. It is apparent that you're using free basics, hence you cannot research before opening your mouth. Let me help you with an example;

Adwaita is a tortoise that lived for 255 years.
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by exenxe1(m): 9:50am On Oct 04, 2019
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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by DSHADOWWALKER: 10:12am On Oct 04, 2019
NotFarFrom:
I don't know what to say to you. It is apparent that you're using free basics, hence you cannot research before opening your mouth. Let me help you with an example;

Adwaita is a tortoise that lived for 255 years.


Not verified sir,i can just carry one tortoise and claim it is 500years old,u don't expect everyone to believe dat,but guiness will look for evidences to ascertain d claim and verify it
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by GREATESTPIANIST: 12:16pm On Oct 04, 2019
medolab90:
undecided undecided
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You don fall osu ni undecided undecided
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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by cbrass(m): 2:00pm On Oct 04, 2019
DSHADOWWALKER:


Not verified sir,i can just carry one tortoise and claim it is 500years old,u don't expect everyone to believe dat,but guiness will look for evidences to ascertain d claim and verify it

and they tell you that it is everything that interests the publishers at Guiness records? is the company not owned by humans? so anything you don't see on guiness is a lie abi? Mr bayo broke the record of the longest time spent to read a book here in lagos but Guiness said they won't accept it until he comes to do it at their office in london. so there is no big deal about them. we can be our on guiness too we don't need validation from any body
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by DSHADOWWALKER: 4:30pm On Oct 04, 2019
cbrass:


and they tell you that it is everything that interests the publishers at Guiness records? is the company not owned by humans? so anything you don't see on guiness is a lie abi? Mr bayo broke the record of the longest time spent to read a book here in lagos but Guiness said they won't accept it until he comes to do it at their office in london. so there is no big deal about them. we can be our on guiness too we don't need validation from any body


True,but tou should no we africans exaggerate a lot,ww are bad at record keeping and we don't leave enough evidences.It is very hard to believe things like this,and that 344years old is out of range,d oldest confirmed yet is 189 and dat margin is just too much to believe.That was how a northerner also claimed to be 287years old some years back when the oldest confirmed person lived for 119years
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by formular2002(m): 6:09pm On Oct 04, 2019
I personally met d tortoise anf interracted with it. Its indeed old.
As a matter of fact, it understand some basic yoruba language like greetings and basic instructions. It has its own "orderlies" who tale care of its movement and feeding.
That creature is truly around dat age range.

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Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by cbrass(m): 8:57am On Oct 05, 2019
DSHADOWWALKER:



True,but tou should no we africans exaggerate a lot,ww are bad at record keeping and we don't leave enough evidences.It is very hard to believe things like this,and that 344years old is out of range,d oldest confirmed yet is 189 and dat margin is just too much to believe.That was how a northerner also claimed to be 287years old some years back when the oldest confirmed person lived for 119years
You are still not listening to me, on this thread you have seen a lot of people confirming the age of that Tortoise, you are still relying on Guiness record for your validation, i am sure if they come out tomorrow to accept the age you will believe. Let me add here, when Baptist was celebrating 100yrs in Ogbomoso I went to Bowen hospital and I saw the Picture of Doctor Bowen with on of the SOUN that likely brought that tortoise from war to the palace, now do the maths.
Re: 344-Year-Old Tortoise 'Alagba' Is Dead! Tortoise In Soun Of Ogbomoso Dies by cbrass(m): 9:12am On Oct 05, 2019
DSHADOWWALKER:


Not verified sir,i can just carry one tortoise and claim it is 500years old,u don't expect everyone to believe dat,but guiness will look for evidences to ascertain d claim and verify it

That is not true, as long as you are not registered with them they do any jack. You think the publishers will spend their money to be doing research up and down, do you know how much it will cost, that is why it is called world Guiness records. It is their own record. By the way I watched on Natgeo wild a Turtle close to 300yrs

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