The Alaafin of Oyo's palace has announced the death of Baba, a tortoise believed through palace oral history to have lived for about 420 years.
The animal reportedly survived the reigns of successive Alaafins and became a major attraction for visitors to the ancient palace.
Baba fell ill earlier this week, stopped eating and has since been buried.
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