Although Captain Cook, the famous explorer, died over 150 years ago, a tortoise which belonged to him is still alive and flourishing on the island of Tonga, where it enjoys .the; ;native rank of “chief.”
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 August 1930, Page 2
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