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Wish not so much to live long as to live well?
kmart
How long does a narwhal live for?
Narwhals are so magical, they live forever!
What are some examples of reptiles with scales?
All reptiles have scales. So, some examples would be king snakes, geckos, and tuatara.
How long do penguins live for?
emperor penguins live for about 20 years and so do most
What adaptaitons have enabeled the tuatara to live for 200 years?
The longest recorded lifespan of a tuatara is about 80 years. Most authorities think 100 years is possible but more than that seems to be pure speculation. Reptiles in general can have longer life spans than similarly sized mammals, and this is probably down to their metabolisms' being much slower so that cell damage is less likely to occur. I think you may mean 'Why has the species remained unchanged for 200 million years?' This is because their environment didn't change very much until very recently, so there was no evolutionary pressure to change.
Does the tuatara live in or near the Sarawak river?
No. The Tuatara is found only in New Zealand.
Where does a tuatara live?
New zealand
What if tuatara never lived long?
Tuatara are slow breeders, so if they did not have a long lifespan, they would have been unable to survive the arrival of European settlers, or possibly even the arrival of the Maori hundreds of years earlier. Polynesian rats and European rats were both introduced to the islands of New Zealand, and these creatures have devastated tuatara populations on the mainland. Rats steal the tuatara eggs from burrows, and eat the hatchlings. Adult females tuatara only lay eggs every three to four years, so with their eggs being eaten, the tuatara populations have struggled to be maintained.
Do Tuatara lay eggs or live young?
Eggs
Where did the tuatara used to live?
New Zealand * Added - The tuatara, also called the sphenodon, still lives in New Zealand.
Can tuataras swim?
A tuatara is a fully terrestrial animal, so a typical tuatara cannot swim.
How do you describe the tuatara lizard in words?
lumpy, long
Do tuatara live in land or water?
Tuatara are terrestrial reptiles, living on land. They lay their eggs in burrows, find their food on land and shelter on land.
How does a tuatara live?
The average lifespan is about 60 years, but they can live to be over 100 years old.
Are the tuatara extinct?
Tuatara are not extinct yet but some believe that they are going extinct.There are 2 species of them. They diverged from the lizards in the late Triassic but were never as abundant as lizards. While lizards are known to not live that long, the Tuatara may live for more than 30 years.Rats prey on their eggs as well as some juveniles.Rats were introduced to more of the islands in which the remaining Tuatara are living in so researchers believe that once this generation die out, there wouldn't be a following generation to carry on because of the rats.I'm taking a herpetology class that just answered this question by my professor-William Carey UniversityBlackout12091: Just as a slight correction to this, the Tuatarra can live well past 100 years of age. They are not even sexually mature until the age of 20.
What do you call a baby tuatara?
There is no particular name for a baby tuatara. Newly hatched tuatara are called hatchlings, and tuatara that are not yet adult are simply called juvenile tuatara.
Do tuataras have long tongues?
The tuatara's tongue is twice as long as it is wide, but it would not be described as "very long".
