LOS ANGELES -- 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.

LOS ANGELES — 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.

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SAN DIEGO — One of the first animals brought to the San Diego Zoo has died at the age of 141 years old. The zoo announced the death of its beloved Galápagos tortoise, Gramma, on social media, saying ...

SAN DIEGO, California — Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise and the oldest known resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died at an estimated age of 141, CBS News reported. Zoo officials said Gramma died on Nov.

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