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Bookmark or Share- Galápagos Tortoise | San Diego Zoo Animals & PlantsABOUT. Adapting and surviving: Galápagos tortoises are the giants of the tortoise world. Males can weigh more than 500 pounds (227 kilograms), and females average about 250 pounds (113 kilograms). They have thick, sturdy legs to hold up all that weight, but they still spend a lot of time lying down to conserve energy.
- Galápagos tortoise - WikipediaThe Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is a very large species of tortoise in the genus Chelonoidis (which also contains three smaller species from mainland South America). The species comprises 15 subspecies (13 extant and 2 extinct).
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise - Facts, Size & Habitat InformationThe Galapagos Giant Tortoise is probably the best well known animal of the Galapagos Isles. Galapagos Giant Tortoises keep growing until they are about 40 – 50 years old and can reach a weight of 500 pounds. The Galapagos Giant Tortoise can grow to be 5 feet tall this makes them the largest tortoises in the world.
- Galápagos Tortoise - National Geographic KidsDiet: Herbivore. Size: Up to six feet. Weight: Up to 573 pounds. The top shell of a tortoise is called the carapace; the shell that covers a tortoise's belly is called the plastron. The populations of Galápagos tortoises that live on the hotter and drier islands of the Galápagos have developed shells that are saddle-shaped with a high notch ...
- Galápagos Tortoise Facts, Pictures & Video: The World's ...Galápagos tortoises are among the world’s longest-lived animals. They typically live for over 100 years in the wild. Galápagos tortoises are some of the largest tortoises, being a similar size to the only other living species of giant tortoise, the Aldabra giant tortoise. See amazing footage of wild Galápagos tortoises in the video below:
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