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Entertainment => Image Gallery => Animals => : Leon February 23, 2010, 05:20 PM
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DID YOU KNOW?
Approaching Immortality: Many turtle species can live over 100 years. A giant Galapagos land tortoise named Harriet is around 175 years old, and an Aldabra tortoise is said to have been 250 years old when it died.
World's Smallest Turtle: The speckled padloper tortoise of South Africa is the world's smallest turtle species. Adults grow no larger 3 inches in length and weigh around 5 ounces.
World's Largest Turtle: The endangered leatherback sea turtle is the world's largest turtle species. It can reach over 6-½ feet in length and weigh up to a ton.
Neck and Neck: Turtles are divided into two groups depending on how they contract their neck. One group (Cryptodira) contracts their neck under their spine; the other (Pleurodira) contracts their neck to the side
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