What is a giant turtle?
The giant turtle is a large reptile on many tropical islands. Although the most famous varieties of giant turtles are now extinct, two main groups still live around the world. A giant turtle can live for hundreds of years and can achieve huge sizes.
The giant turtle Aldabra is originally from the Seychelles Islands off the southeast coast of Africa. Aldabra Atoll is protected from using people through the International Protection Act and is assumed that about 150,000 giant turtles live in the archipelago.
They are highly adaptive creatures that are able to live in any place on the islands and see individually and in herds. Although they spend most of their time on the ground, the giant turtles of Aldabra are excellent swimmers and believe that they are responsible for the subspecies of turtles throughout the Indian Ocean. The oldest captive turtle in the world is Esmeralda, a giant turtle Aldabra, which is about 170 years old in 2008. Aldabra Tortoise in Kenyan animal Preserve also published reports in 2005, when it "adopted" a lonely child hippopotamus that survived TSunami.
Galapagos giant turtles are numerous on volcanic islands in the Galapagos area. It is assumed that there are thirteen subspecies of the turtle, although many of them are almost identical behavior and appearance. The largest subspecies are able to achieve more than £ 660 (300 kg) and can be up to 4 ft (1.2 m) long.
Turtles of the Galapagos Islands are reptiles and follow mostly herbivorous food. They gain most of their hydration through a cactus and fruit meals and can go for many days without needing fresh water, even if they swim in shallow pools to maintain body temperature and possibly for pleasure. On larger islands you can often see grazing in the grass in large herds.
It is assumed that giant turtles will achieve sexual charges at the age of 40 and can connect at any time of the year. The female turtle will dig a deep nest in sandy soil in which it stores eggs and covers them. About 4-5 months pThe turtles hatch and kick the surface, independent of birth.
While the turtle Aldabra is largely successful in terms of the population, the status of the protection of the giant galapagos tortoise is listed as an international Union for preserving nature and natural resources (IUCN). Some subspecies have only a few hundred animals alive, while subspecies Pinta has only one surviving animal, a relatively young man named Lonesome George. The effort to find George's friend was unsuccessful and it is likely that the kind of pint disappears after his death.
Despite working on protection and agencies and detailed efforts of the Galapagos National Park, huge turtles remain at risk. If you would like to help sponsor the efforts to protect the populations of One of the longest living reptiles on the ground, contact a renowned environmental agency and find out what you can do. The giant turtle is an amazing and fascinating creature, a window into the past and the hope of maintaining the future.