A Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), was found washed up on Harlech beach, Gwynedd Wales in 1988. It was autopsied and found to weigh 914 kilos (2,016 pounds) with a length of 9 feet.
Sadly this beautiful creature was trapped in fishing nets which caused it to drown before being found.
Next in line is the Galapagos turtle (Geochelone nigra) being the largest land dwelling turtle (more likely or properly being called a tortoise) with full grown adults weighing up to 900 pounds and growing as long as 6 feet.
type is giant galapogos tortoise but there are 4 types of galapagos tortoises
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The biggest turtle in the world is the 1. Galapagos Tortoise 2. Aldabra Tortoise 3. Sulcatta Tortoise The biggest freshwater turtle in the world is the 1. Alligator Snapping Turtle 2. Pignose Turtle The biggest sea turtle in the world is the 1. Leatherback Turtle
The Galapagos tortoise
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The GiANT TORTOiSE..
Galapogos Tortoise can weigh up to seven hundred pounds (320 kg). The World's Biggest Tortoise or Heaviest Tortoise is well over 900 pounds with a shell lenght just shy of 54 inches. When i went to Oxford University Museum, there was a tortoise i a glass box bigger than a large washing machine and with a real Tortoise in it a the lady said that it was the largest one in the UK
The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world.(Information taken from Wikipedia)
tortoise lives long and the oldest tortoise is 176 yo
according to Mr Henry odaya the Valene mosha is the biggest species to exist on the Galapagos islands.
Enough for many more bowls of Asian Tortoise soup.
sulcata
A Pancake Tortoise
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