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You might ask yourself why a creature that’s earned the status of world’s oldest living land animal needs a bath after almost two centuries, yet even a giant tortoise likes to look spiffy when a member of the royal family comes to call.
Using a loofah, soft brush, and surgical soap, Jonathan’s caretaker on the island of St. Helena, Dr. Joe Hollens carefully buffed off the bird poop and grime that’s accumulated over 184 years and noted:
“He looks so much cleaner and he seemed to enjoy the whole experience.
“Jonathan stood like a statue when I was washing him, I don’t know whether that was the vibrations he found soothing or he was thinking ‘At last, I’ve had my first bath!’.
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