Earth

A celebration of our planet | Look closer, discover more. Curated daily for the curious.

[Earth @earthcurated]

194 YEARS OLD. 🤯 Jonathan the tortoise was born around 1832. He has literally lived through the invention of the lightbulb, both World Wars, and the entire internet era. An absolute legend. 🐢👑

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

Jonathan the tortoise is officially a Guinness World Records ICON ✨

Believed to have been born c. 1832, Jonathan is the oldest living land animal at the grand old age of 194 years. He is a Seychelles giant tortoise and the average life expectancy of his species is 150.

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A bird's-eye view of football in paradise. Henningsvær Stadion sitting perfectly between snow-dusted peaks and the Norwegian Sea. 🦅⚽️

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"pure, violent peace. 🌊"

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"signal: 0 bars. Peace of mind: 100%."

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@nature_lifee A quiet truth…

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"The plot thickens."

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A gentle reminder of how beautiful the world is from a different perspective. Truly magical. 💫✈️

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🇨🇭The ultimate travel flex: Switzerland’s public transport system is so perfectly synced that you can ride trains, boats, and mountain cable cars across the entire country using just one single digital pass.

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when nature speaks 🍃🦌

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To keep intruders out, the ravine trapdoor spider uses its uniquely flat, shield-like rear to literally plug the entrance of its burrow.

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@richphotoio Sounds like an incredible day! Can’t wait to see those iPhone shots

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🦍 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga National Park rangers risk their lives daily to protect the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. 🌳

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If an Icelandic horse leaves Iceland, it can never return.

Seriously. It's a one-way ticket.

Thanks to a law passed by the Viking parliament in 982 AD, importing horses into Iceland is strictly illegal. Because they've been isolated for 1,000 years, they have zero immunity to common global horse diseases.

If a horse left, caught a virus, and came back, it could wipe out the entire island's population.

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"Flawless camouflage. He thinks he’s completely invisible right now."

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@mandolinaes Never trust you eyes 👀

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"One of the greatest illusions in the ocean. They look like peaceful plants, but anemones are actually active predators that crawl, hunt, and fight for territory. 🌊👇"

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Did you know anemones aren’t plants but animals? 🪸 They may look still and harmless, but they’re actually predators that can slowly crawl, hunt, and even compete for space on the ocean floor.

#WelcomeToEarthSeries is now streaming on @DisneyPlus.

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If you could catch a commercial flight to the moon tomorrow, would you go?

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Believe it or not, these aren't miniature paintings.

At first glance, you'd think an artist spent hours detailing these landscapes. In reality, you're looking at Picture Jasper stones. Aside from being cut and shaped into smooth cabochons, these incredible designs were created entirely by Mother Nature over millions of years.

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Jonathan saw the post about Spain's life expectancy and said, "Hold my lettuce."

194 years old is insane. This man has literally mastered the art of moving slow, minding his business, and sleeping all day. We need to study his routine immediately.

[Earth @earthcurated]

194 YEARS OLD. 🤯 Jonathan the tortoise was born around 1832. He has literally lived through the invention of the lightbulb, both World Wars, and the entire internet era. An absolute legend. 🐢👑

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@djbooksx "Naps, olive oil, and seafood. They literally solved the human experience.

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🇪🇸 spain is on track to have the world's longest life expectancy, heavily credited to the "siesta" culture and a diet loaded with olive oil and fresh seafood.