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205 photos and 6 illustrations tagged tonga, from 6 members of Flickr Commons.
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Reception for Captain Cook, Ha'apai, Tonga, 1773-1784 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded September 2025
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cliavaa said:
The tortoise was called Tu'i Malila. It was reputed to have been left in Tonga by Captain Cook. "Tu'i Malila (1777 - 19 May 1965) was a tortoise given to the royal family of Tonga by Captain James Cook. It was a radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) from Madagascar and is the second longest-lived tortoise whose age has been verified. The name means King Malila in the Tongan language. Tu'i Malila was hatched around 1777 and then given by Captain Cook to the Tongan royal family upon his visit to Tonga in July 1777. [1] Tu'i Malila remained in their care until death on 19 May 1965 due to natural causes. The tortoise was estimated to be 188 years old at this time. [2] During Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Tour of Tonga in 1953, Tu'i Malila was one of the first animals shown to the monarch on her official visit to the island nation. In the Tongan National Center on the island of Tongatapu, there is a preserved radiated tortoise labeled Tu'i Malila. Little other information is given in English, but the Center staff attest to the fact that this is indeed the body of the famous tortoise. Wikipedia
Reception for Captain Cook, Ha'apai, Tonga, 1773-1784
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Mike Kelly said:
Looks like Polynesians had dogs, never thought about that before.