| 词条 | Timothy (tortoise) |
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| name = Timothy | species = Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) | gender = female | birth_date = {{circa|lk=no|1844}} | birth_place = Turkey{{sfnp|Bruce|2004|p=2}} | death_date = 3 April 2004 (aged 160)[1] | death_place = Powderham Castle }} Timothy (c. 1844 – 3 April 2004) was a {{convert|5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise who was thought to be approximately 160 years old at the time of her death. This made her the UK's oldest known resident.[2] In spite of her name, Timothy was female; it was not properly known how to sex tortoises in the 19th century. Timothy was named after a tortoise owned by Gilbert White.{{sfnp|Bruce|2004|pp=17–24}} Timothy was believed to have been born in the Mediterranean shores of Turkey{{sfnp|Bruce|2004|p=2}} and was found aboard a Portuguese privateer in 1854, aged around 10, by Captain John Guy Courtenay-Everard of the Royal Navy. The tortoise served as a mascot on a series of navy vessels until 1892. She was ship's mascot of {{HMS|Queen|1839|6}} during the first bombardment of Sevastopol in the Crimean War (she was the last survivor of this war),[1] then moved to {{HMS|Princess Charlotte|1825|6}} followed by {{HMS|Nankin}}.[2] After her naval service she retired to live out her life on dry land, taken in by the Earl of Devon at his home, Powderham Castle. From 1935 she lived in the castle's rose garden and was owned by Camilla Gabrielle Courtenay (1913–2010), the daughter of the 16th Earl of Devon.[1] On her underside was etched "Where have I fallen? What have I done?", English translation of the Courtenay family motto ubi lapsus, quid feci.{{sfnp|Bruce|2004|pp=3–4}} In 1926, Timothy's owners decided that he should mate, and it was then discovered that "he" was actually female.[2][3] Despite this information, mating attempts were unsuccessful. Timothy is buried near the place of her demise at Powderham Castle.[1] See also{{Portal|Turtles}}
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3607053.stm |title=Timmy the tortoise dies aged 160 |date=7 April 2004 |website=BBC News |access-date=2 September 2018}} {{Refbegin}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/home/article/13050664 |title=War Hero Tortoise Dies, Aged 160 |date=7 April 2004 |website=Sky News |access-date=2 September 2018 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306215740/http://news.sky.com/story/259554/war-hero-tortoise-dies-aged-160 |archive-date=6 March 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.powderham.co.uk/history/factsfigures.ashx |title=Facts & Figures |date=2009 |website=Powderham Castle |access-date=2 September 2018 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427084020/http://www.powderham.co.uk:80/history/factsfigures.ashx |archive-date=27 April 2009}}
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