Tortoises can slow down ageing process, new study suggests

At 190 years old, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise is thought to be the oldest living land animal in the world

Tortoises can slow down ageing process, study suggests (James Manning/PA)

Many species of turtles and tortoises have found a way to slow down or even completely switch off the ageing process, a new study has found.

While all living organisms age and die, not all creatures follow the same pattern of weakening and deterioration to old age and death, the experts suggest.