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Jonathan, the 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, is alive and kicking, cont

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Jonathan, the giant tortoise, the world's oldest living land animal 'is alive' after getting caught up in alleged crypto scam

Reports of the nearly 200-year-old creature's demise were posted on X by a hoax vet account and Jonathan was later revealed to be alive and well. A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world's oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an

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Jonathan, the 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, is alive and kicking, contrary to rumors

Jonathan, the 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, is still well despite a social media post claiming otherwise. The tortoise, believed to be the oldest land animal on Earth, lives on the British island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, best known for where Napoleon was exiled until his death

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The colloquial phrase 'alive and kicking' adds energetic, informal charge beyond what a neutral headline ('is alive, contradicts false claims') would convey.

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While partially in the headline, the phrase 'alive and kicking' is emotionally charged shorthand where a neutral alternative ('is alive and healthy') exists.

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