Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1910 — BIG TORTOISE OF CEYLON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BIG TORTOISE OF CEYLON

The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands and,other lands are known to be exceedingly long-lived, but they probably are not older than the monster tortoise that is kept near Matara, on the Island of Ceylon. This great creature is known to have been in existence towards the end of the eighteenth century, and since then his continuous existence has been certified by successive governors of Ceylon and others.