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A land tortoise can live for more than 150 years. A giant tortoise died recently at the Calcutta Zoo. It was claimed she was 255 years old, but this has not been verified.
A tortoise, given by Captain Cook to the Tongan Royal Family in 1777, died of natural causes in 1965, aged 188 years.
It depends on the species. There are reports of tortoises living over 100 years - though details are sketchy.
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∙ 14y agoThe average life span is at least a few decades. Most species can live as long, or even longer, than a human, if they are properly cared for. Sea turtles in particular can live to be a few hundred years old.
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∙ 9y agoTortoises are the longest-living animals on Earth. Some probably live beyond their 200th birthday!
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∙ 16y agoTortoises generally have life spans comparable with those of human beings, however, some tortoises have been known to have lived longer than 150 years.
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∙ 15y agoThe tortoise (common name turtle) can live upwards of 100 years if healthy and not wounded by natural predators.
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∙ 13y agothey can live up to 150 years old sometimes even 300
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∙ 10y agoGiant Tortoises - Average Life Span 100 Years
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Are turtles and tortoises the same thing?
Tortoises and Turtles are both in the reptilia genus and both have similarities but tortoises live on land wile turtles live in water.
What turtles live on just land?
Tortoises belong to the family, Testudinidae, of land-dwelling turtles in the order Testudines. Despite popular belief, than turtles live in the sea, and tortoises live on land, tortoises are in fact turtles. They are not a separate group.
Tortoise can stay in the water sometimeHow does tortoise do that?
there are tortoises and turtles tortoises live on land and turtles swim and sometimes live underwater
Where do yellow-legged turtles live?
In reptiles,turtles and tortoises,care of turtles
Difference between tortoise and turtle?
Turtles live in or near to water while tortoises live on dry land.
Where does a Herman turtle live?
In Turtles and Tortoises
Why do turtles lives up to 500 years?
I think that tortoises live a longer life is because they have hard shells to protect them. We don't have hard shells attatched to our bodies sowe don't live as long as turtles or tortoises.
Where do Asian Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles live?
Asia
Do all turtles live by the water?
No some are desert tortoises and such, so not all turtles live by water
Do turtles and tortoises have the same DNA?
Turtles and Tortoises have highly similar DNA, as tortoises are a subgroup of turtles.
How do sea turtles tortoises and terrapins differ?
it depends on his characteristic
What is the difference between turtles and tortoises?
While similar (both have shells) the tortoise lives on land, and is a herbivore. The turtle lives in water, and is an omnivore. They can be distinguished by the shape of their shells- turtles are streamlined for swimming and diving, tortoises are dome shaped.
