Dead: Harriet, Tortoise, age 175

["Richard W. Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>]

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5109342.stm

 Harriet the tortoise, one of the world's oldest known living creatures,
 has died in Australia aged about 175.

 Senior vet Dr John Hangar told Australia's ABC that Harriet, a Giant
 Galapagos tortoise, had died of heart failure after a short illness.

 "She had a very fairly acute heart attack and thankfully passed away
 quietly overnight," Dr Hangar said.
 ...


A quiet service is planned. Donations in her may be made to the Home
for Aged Tortoises.