page_title: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
hierarchical_section_title: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
caption_attribution_description: English: Gus, a 97-year-old gopher tortoise, who lives at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax, NS, Canada (August 2019)
context_page_description: The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, is located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The museum includes collections and exhibits concerning the natural sciences as well as artifacts of cultural significance to Nova Scotia.
  Gus, the oldest known gopher tortoise, has lived at the museum for most of his life, after bring purchased by a former curator of the museum, Donald Crowdis. The museum celebrated Gus's 97th birthday on August 11, 2019.
context_section_description: The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, is located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The museum includes collections and exhibits concerning the natural sciences as well as artifacts of cultural significance to Nova Scotia.
  Gus, the oldest known gopher tortoise, has lived at the museum for most of his life, after bring purchased by a former curator of the museum, Donald Crowdis. The museum celebrated Gus's 97th birthday on August 11, 2019.
caption: Gus (August 2019)
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