People walk at an average of 2.8 mph (4.5 km/h). Galápagos tortoises travel at an incredible 0.16 mph (0.26 km/h). Jokes about tortoises being very slow are based on truth.On some of the Galápagos Islands, finches will clean parasites from the tortoise’s skin while the animal raises itself up onto its legs to help the process.Giant Galapagos Tortoises also have one of the longest life spans of all known. The Pinta island is home to the last surviving Pinta giant tortoise named 'Lonesome George.' One of the reasons all of the other Pinta giant tortoises died off was because the Pinta island was a. It tells the story of a 200-pound giant desert tortoise whose Pinta Island habitat and food supply was overwhelmed by the descendants of goats brought ashore by. The largest recorded Galapagos Tortoise was nearly 6 feet long and weighed 919 pounds. A full-grown tortoise can be more than 5 feet long and weigh 500 pounds or more. It could go for long periods without drinking water ( up to 18 months) and is thought to have stored water in its bladder and pericardium. The Giant Galapagos Tortoise is the world’s biggest tortoise species.
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