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What is the galapagos turtle?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 12/11/2022

The Galapagos turtles represent the natural biodiversity of this Archipelago. Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone species) are among the largest on Earth. They can reach weights of over 250 Kg and its shells can measure up to 60 inches.

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What is the rarest turtle alive?

the Galapagos land turtle

How fast does a galapagos turtle run?

Not very.

What is the rarest animal in the Galapagos Islands?

turtle

What animals longest-living of all vertibrates?

The Galapagos turtle

What animal can can sleep up to 3 years?

galapagos turtle

What cartoon character was born in galapagos islands?

Filburt Turtle .

What is the kingdom for the Galapagos turtle?

Turtles are apart of the animal kingdom.

What is the origin of a galapagos turtle?

They originate from The Galapagos Islands, where they were first discovered. The origin of the name was from the Spanish "Galapago", a type of saddle.

Are there any turtles that do not eat fish?

Yes the Galapagos turtle doesn't.

What makes a Galapagos turtle live longer than humans?

Their slow lifestyle.

The spanish word for Galapagos Islands gets its name from which creature?

turtle Actually, Tortoise

Why is a galapagos tortoise endangered?

it matters on what species you are talking about because each island of galapagos has its own species of turtle so some islands have extremely few animals and others have lots of them but in all they are endangered because they are restricted to only galapagos