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Welcome to Turtle-Tuesdays!

Every tuesday, starting October 11th 2022, I will present a species of Turtle or Tortoise. If you want to see a specific kind of turtle/tortoise, feel free to ask!

Some Q&A is under the cut!

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Galápagos Tortoise

Latin name: chelonoidis niger

Size: large individuals can have a length of up to 1.85 metres (6.1 ft)

Diet: herbivorous

Habitat: the galápagos islands

Population status: threatened

Turtley facts:

these tortoises live on the galápagos islands- and gálapagos comes from the spanish word gálapago, meaning tortoise

there are 15 subspecies of gálapagos tortoise, two of which are extinct today

Gálapagos tortoises were one of the animals that helped Charles Darwin formulate his theories about evolution

they share a mutualistic relationship with some birds, who eat exoparasites

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Big-headed Turtle

Latin name: Platysternon megacephalum

Size: shell size up to 20 cm (7.87 inches)

Diet: carnivorous (mostly fishes, snails and worms)

Habitat: Cambodia, Laos, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

Population status: endangered

Turtley facts:

due to it´s headsize, this turtleis unable to pull its head into its shell

when threatened, the big-headed turtle will bite its predator to defend itself

it is also known to climb bushes and trees, but isn´t a good swimmer

its strong tail is very long- almost the same length as its body!

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Greetings! I know that I haven´t been active in a while, due to some stress and health factors, but I have good news for you! In the new year, we´re starting up again with the first turtle being posted today! So keep your eyes open and have much fun with turtle tuesdays!

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Love that he also types like an old man

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His name is spelled Jonathan.

His birthday is September 4.

His age was estimated at the time he was found in 1882. This species matures at around 50 years old and he was past that age, so he might be older than 189 but we will never know.

He lives on a South Atlantic island, Saint Helena (aka the place Napoleon Bonaparte lived until his death in 1815) where he’s well taken care of by the governor of the island. According to his vet, he likes listening to tennis.

The average lifespan for his species is 150, but he’s super healthy aside from cataracts in both eyes and possible loss of smell.

Jonathan has a mate, Fred, who until recently was thought to be female. Fred is male.

His species (which is a subspecies of Aldabra giant Tortoise) are on the endangered list with only about 80 recorded worldwide. However, many giant Tortoises currently hold the record for longest living land animals with a few others’ ages ranging between 175-250 years. So Jonathan still has a while to go!

Here’s Jonathan (on the left) in 1882 upon his arrival to the island:

(photo courtesy of Guinness World Records)

Jonathan has lived through both world wars, the Russian Revolution, 39 U.S. presidents, 7 British monarchs, the creation of the typewriter, the completion of the Eiffel Tower, the coronation of Queen Victoria, the release of the first postage stamp, the building of the first skyscraper, the first photograph of a person, the first lightbulb, and the first powered flight.

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According to Wikipedia Jonathan is still alive as of this writing 10/21/22, and as of 2022 is the oldest tortoise of recorded age ever, the previous contender having died at 189 in 1966.

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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Latin name: Lepidochelys Olivacea

Size: about 61 cm (2 ft)

Diet: mostly carnivorous

Habitat: The open seas, mostly in tropical areas

Population status: vulnerable

Turtley facts:

Ridley sea turtles are best known for the "arribadas", where thousands of them come to the beaches where they hatched and lay their eggs there

humans pose a very big threat to them because of boat propellers, sea pollution etc.

they get their name from the colour of their shells, a beautiful olive green