Appearance characteristics of the Aldabra giant tortoise

Aldaba The appearance characteristics of the Aldabra giant tortoise
The Aldabra giant tortoise

Aldabra giant tortoise Giant tortoises are a huge species of land tortoise. Generally speaking, Aldabra giant tortoises are not suitable for raising in cities because they occupy a very large area and are not particularly easy to raise. Aldabra giant tortoises The appearance of the giant tortoise gives the impression that it is the fatter and larger size of the ordinary tortoise.

The Aldabra giant tortoise has a higher carapace and a rounded shape, and its face is brown or tan. Its legs are strong and powerful to support its heavy body. The Aldabra elephant has a large turtle head and a long neck. The center of the carapace is high, with 5 vertebral shields; 4 rib shields on each side; 9 marginal shields on each side, the front and rear edges are slightly serrated and slightly raised; 1 cervical shield; and the hip shield is single and larger. The hands and feet are strong and columnar. The carapace, hands and feet, head and tail are all blue and black, each vertebral shield and rib shield have irregular black spots, and the skin is loose and wrinkled.

The neck of the Aldabra giant tortoise is very long, even longer, to facilitate its eating of branches one meter above the ground as food. This tortoise, like the Galapagos giant tortoise (confirmed introduction), is known for its large size. Its carapace can be as long as 120 cm (47 inches) on average, and the male's average weight is about 250 kg (550 pounds). A male at the Fort Worth Zoo weighed more than 360.25 kilograms (794.2 pounds). Females are often smaller than males, with an average length of about 90 cm (35 in) and a body weight of 150 kg (330 lb). The Aldabra tortoise has become the second largest tortoise in the world, second only to the Galapagos tortoise.


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