Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae
Genre: Geochelone
Scientific Name: Geochelone Nigra
Type: Reptile
Diet: herbivore
Size: 1-1.2m (3.2-4 feet)
Weight: 200-300kg (441-661 pounds)
Speed: 0.5 km / h (0.3 mph)
Life Span: from 100 to 150 years
Lifestyle: Solitary
Preservation Status: Endangered
Color: Brown, Gray
Skin Type: Scales
Favourite food: Grass
Habitat: lowlands and volcanic bush
Avg Litter Size: 24
Main Diet: Herb Fruit Cactus
Attackers:Human wild dogs, Hawk
Special Features: Hard shell on the body and long neck
Galapagos tortoise ( giant Galapagos tortoise ) was first identified by Charles Darwin in the last century,when he went to Galapagos Islands.The Galapagos tortoise is the largest species of tortoise in the today's world while some Galapagos tortoises reaches over 4 feet long!The Galapagos tortoise is also one of longest life period species of tortoise with a number of Galapagos tortoises are over 150 years.
Like most other species of tortoise,Galapagos is a herbivore to spend time grazing on grass and short trees.Today only 10 of 12 species of Galapagos tortoises still survives in Pacific Islands,due to the appearance of goats a century ago.
The domestic goat,covered the Island due to good foliage which means that Galapagos faced difficulties in finding food.Today Galapagos tortoise is best known for their long necks ,that make the appearance slightly like a dinosaur!
The Galapagos is a very peaceful,quiet and lazy animal.It wakes up early in the morning to take the heat out of sun until the entire body is warmed.After that it spends the rest of day looking for food before going to bed in evening where it takes rest in shrub land or partially merged water.
The Galapagos tortoise is a lazy animal having maximum speed of less than 1 mile per hour!But during the mating season ,the male one have been known to move with surprising speed with marked individual Galapagos having been known to travel 13 kilometers in just two days.
Like other species of tortoise,the Galapagos tortoise is able to pull the head and legs into its shell for protection when the Galapagos tortoise feels threatened by attackers.The scaly skin on the legs and the head of the Galapagos tortoise also acts as a shield layer to protect from damage while moving around .
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