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Wow in the World

Long Live Lonesome George! - The Mysterious Genome Of A Giant Tortoise

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.629.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

80 years old? 100 years old? 400 years old?! Some animals live for a really long time, which means that things are getting pretty crowded at Reggie's parent's retirement farm! Join Guy Raz, Mindy, and Reggie, as they fly on down to Florida, to investigate how some of these wild octogenarians are able to keep on kickin' for so long! It's the latest Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the World of aging in the animal kingdom! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

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0:06.7

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0:36.7

Bye, my name is

0:38.0

Ryan and I are here to play

0:44.0

Flight QR432 Philadelphia has been delayed by 8 hours.

0:49.5

Passengers wishing to board this flight may continue to wait at gate 20.

0:54.5

Gate 20.

0:55.5

Hey, Red, just picking up some

1:06.5

snacks for the flight. You want some cool, refreshing mints?

1:11.4

Already cool enough, huh?

1:13.5

Yeah, you've made that joke before. You got the tickets?

1:17.6

Okay, we'll come in here so you can see what snack options they have.

1:21.6

Look, they've got a share of the air section now.

1:25.6

Perfect for small enclosed spaces.

1:29.4

See what we got here? We've got

1:31.9

Megan Mayo sandwiches, tuna fish, salad, kimchi.

1:38.9

Yes, kimchi! Oh, hey, they're rosy-made it!

1:43.9

Yeah, sorry I'm late guys. I got held up at the airport security line.

1:47.9

I had to get my shoes scanned and then my jacket scanned and then my elbow patch is scanned.

1:53.4

What? But I made it.

1:55.4

Yep. And what is that you're dragging behind you?

1:59.4

Oh, this whole thing. This is actually really cool, Mindy. Check it out.

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