This female tortoise, who originally came from the Galapagos Islands, was famous for turning almost 176 years old. Harriet was born sometime in November 1830. Some people believed that Harriet was a male when they first found her, so she was named Harry until scientists found out her real gender. It was also said that Harriet was discovered by the famous biologist Charles Darwin in 1835, although it was later found that her species was endemic to a region of islands that he never visited. Harriet lived in the botanical gardens of Brisbane for 99 years after which she was brought to the Australia Zoo owned by Steve Irwin, better known as “The Crocodile Hunter.” This was Harriet’s last home before she passed away in June 2006.