Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 647 Fri. March 24, 2006       World Famed tortoise no more File picture taken on April 25, 2005 of a giant Aldabra tortoise resting inside its cage at the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata. The nearly 225-year-old tortoise, possibly the oldest animal on earth, died in the zoo on Wednesday after it suffered a string of illnesses, zoo officials said. PHOTO: AFP