Coverage dated November 24, 2025

Gramma the tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

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Known for her sweet, shy personality, she delighted visitors for decades. Her care specialists affectionately called her "the Queen of the Zoo."

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  1. CNN

    Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141 (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

  2. ABC 12 Flint

    Gramma the tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141 (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Known for her sweet, shy personality, she delighted visitors for decades. Her care specialists affectionately called her "the Queen of the Zoo."

  3. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141 (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    After more than a century beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    San Diego Zoo’s oldest resident, 141-year-old tortoise Gramma, dies (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Gramma, the San Diego Zoo’s oldest resident and one of the world’s oldest Galapagos tortoises, has died at the estimated age of 141.

  5. New York Post

    Oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, dies at estimated 141 years old (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.

  6. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    San Diego Zoo mourns loss of Gramma, 141-year-old Galapagos tortoise (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died at the age of 141. She delighted visitors with her sweet personality.

  7. Fortune

    Gramma, Galapagos tortoise and oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at (probably) 141 years old (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    It's not clear exactly when the tortoise arrived at the San Diego Zoo, but zoo officials said she came from the Bronx Zoo in either 1928 or 1931.

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    San Diego Zoo's beloved tortoise, Gramma, dies at around 141 years old (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - San Diego Zoo staff and animal lovers are reeling this week following the death of beloved Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, by far the zoo's oldest resident, in what has been a year marked by tragic loss. Gramma was described as "a quiet and constant presence at the zoo, a

  9. WMUR

    Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    "Just how amazing it is that they managed to live through so much," one visitor said. "And yet they're still there."

  10. CBS News

    Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, San Diego Zoo (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died at about 141, the zoo says, adding that "caring for such a remarkable tortoise was a privilege."

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