Henry was hatched some time between the 1890s and the 1910s on
Stephens Island, off the north coast of the
South Island, and is believed to be the oldest tuatara alive today. Henry arrived at the
Southland Museum and Art Gallery in 1970. He fought with other tuatara, including a male named Albert. This gathered worldwide media attention. In 2009, the film
Love in Cold Blood was made, which featured the romance of Henry and Mildred. It won the Best New Zealand Film and Best New Zealand Emerging Talent awards at the 2010 Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival. In 2015,
Prince Harry, who was christened as Henry, met the tuatara at
Invercargill Airport as part of a tour of the country. In 2019, the Southland Museum and Art Gallery announced that they would move most of their tuatara to the
Marlborough Sounds, but keep Henry, Mildred and a few other tuatara. In June 2024, Henry and 16 other tuatara were moved to a new habitat in
Queens Park while the Southlands Museum is being demolished and rebuilt, after being kept out of public for a year. The opening ceremony saw over 2,000 attendees, and was advertised as Henry's housewarming. It was reported in 2024 that Henry "holds the world record for living in captivity at more than 46 years." == References ==