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Wild Animals (Not commonly kept as pets)

Tortoise

The left side of a Galapagos Tortoise that is standing in patchy grass

Galapagos Tortoise

The left side of a Galapagos Tortoise that is walking across a dirt surface. There is a group of Tortoises in the background.

Galapagos Tortoise

Male Galapagos tortoises weigh about 500 pounds; females are about 250 pounds. They live to be about 100 years old. The oldest known tortoise was brought to Australia by naturalist Charles Darwin and is now over 160 years old. The Galapagos tortoise relies on the sun to heat its body.

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