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If this is true, why is the oldest one only trivially older than the oldest human?

Oldest known turtle you mean? [1]

I wouldn't call 190 years old "trivially older".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_%28tortoise%29

That article actually mentions that he's blind from cataracts and has lost his sense of smell. Clearly, some aging has taken place ... he would be unable to survive in the wild now.

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