GIANTTORTOISE

Giant tortoise

Giant tortoises are characteristic reptiles of certain tropical islands. Often reaching enormous size—they can weigh as much as 300 kg and can grow to be 1.3 m long—they live, or lived, in the Seychelles, the Mascarenes and the Galapagos. Today, the world's largest population inhabits Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles, where there are approximately 150,000 individuals. Although appearing similar, the tortoises represent separate branches of evolution. The Seychelles and Mascarenes tortoises derive from nearby Madagascar, while the Galapagos tortoises came from nearby Ecuador.

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giant tortoise

Noun

  1. Any member or species of the genus , land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.
  2. Any of several species of reptile of the extinct genera, , , and the species .


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