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Chelonoidis niger chathamensis, commonly known as the Chatham Island giant tortoise or the San Cristóbal giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos.
In prehistoric times, a large insular radiation of giant Chelonoidis existed on many West Indian islands, including the Bahamas, Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles. While some species such as those on Curaçao, Anguilla, and Barbados are thought to have gone extinct during the Late Pleistocene, other species such as those on the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas are thought to have been ...
Methuselah was a long-lived 500-pound (230 kg) Galápagos tortoise that lived at Reptile Gardens from December 1954 until his death on July 9, 2011. He was born in the Galápagos Islands in 1881. [13] [14] Earl Brockelsby purchased Methuselah from a reptile dealer in Florida and subsequently transported the tortoise by train to South Dakota. [13]
He's over 100-years-old but that hasn't slowed him down at all.
Sam Royka, The Oklahoman. July 12, 2024 at 10:56 AM. ... The Zoo has four adult giant tortoises ranging in age from 80-120 years old. Their names are Max, Isa, Miss B, and Ellie.
Megalochelys ("great turtle") is an extinct genus of tortoises that lived from the Miocene to Pleistocene.They are noted for their giant size, the largest known for any tortoise, with a maximum carapace length of over 2 m (6.5 ft) in M. atlas.
Scientists have reported that a rare species of giant tortoise thought to have died out more than a century ago is not in fact extinct. Genetic research has shown that a female specimen discovered ...
In February 2020, the Galápagos National Park, along with the Galápagos Conservancy, reported that a female tortoise was directly related to the species that Lonesome George was a part of. This female was among thirty tortoises that were found to be related to two species that are considered extinct. [34]