Tortoise is a kind of amphibian. It was once contemporaneous with dinosaurs. It is a very old reptile left today. It is slow swallowing. Tortoise is a large-scale name. It has two meanings. In a broad sense, it refers to the general name of tortoises and turtles. In a narrow sense, it refers to those under the category of turtles, such as sea turtles, grass turtles, golden turtles and so on. Turtles have different lifespans, because they all have different lifespans.

The life span of the longest sea turtle is not much different from that of people. It is about 70-120 years. In the records, the highest large sea turtle is about 151 years old. However, the life span of turtles is much longer than that of some land animals, such as dogs, cats and rabbits. But among these turtles, there are also those whose life span is not very high. For example, the life span of Mata turtle is very similar to that of dogs and cats, about 15-30. However, this is because the living environment it needs is extremely difficult. The pH of water quality is required to be about 5.5-7. Weak acidity is the most suitable for its growth. So its number is very small.

In the comparison of tortoise life span, the life span of some tortoises can reach an amazing 300 years, which reminds me of white turtles with a life span of more than 800 years in historical records. I heard that the so-called “thousand year tortoise and ten thousand year turtle” came from this. How do we judge the age of the tortoise? You have to look through the tortoise shell. The darker the color of the lines on the tortoise shell, the clearer it is, the older it is. Count the number of circles on it. It’s quite similar to looking at the age of trees.

The tortoise is an omnivore and eats meat as well as vegetarians. Although it moves slowly, in terms of predation, it is free to move. It has a hard shell to protect its body. No matter what happens, it is not afraid to retract the shell directly. However, the newborn tortoise is miserable.

Turtles usually lay their eggs on the beach, so when they hatch, they must swim to the sea after a distance from the beach. This is a duel between speed and power, because there are countless natural enemies of birds on land. Therefore, although the tortoise has a long life and lays many eggs, its natural yield is not much. Naturally, the tortoise with a long life will not live as old as it should be.