Adwaitya
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Adwaita (from , meaning "one and only" in Sanskrit) ( – 22 March 2006), also spelled Adwaitya or Addwaita, was a male Aldabra giant tortoise that lived in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India. At the time of his death in 2006, Adwaita was believed to be amongst the longest-living animals in the world.
Key facts
- Animal.name
- Adwaita
- Animal.species
- Aldabra giant tortoise
- Animal.gender
- Male
- Animal.hatch_date
- 1750–1826
- Animal.hatch_place
- Aldabra Atoll
- Animal.death_date
- Aged 180–255
- Animal.death_place
- Alipore Zoological Gardens, Kolkata, India
- Animal.weight
- 250 kg
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male organism
- Place of birth
- Aldabra
- Place of death
- Kolkata
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2006-03-22
- cause of death
- infection
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