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Jonathan (hatched c. 1832) [2] [3] is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). His approximate age is estimated to be 191 as of 2024, making him the oldest known living land animal.
Archelon is an extinct marine turtle from the Late Cretaceous, and is the largest turtle ever to have been documented, with the biggest specimen measuring 4.6 m (15 ft) from head to tail and 2.2–3.2 t (2.4–3.5 short tons) in body mass.
Apr 3, 2024 · The 5 Biggest, Ancient Turtles That Ever Lived Were Among the Dinosaurs. From the largest turtle ever discovered to the sea turtle that used its elongated snout to suck up food, tortoises today can't compare to these titanic reptiles. An artist's illustration of Stupendemys geographicus.
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The World Turtle in Hindu mythology is known as Akupāra (Sanskrit: अकूपार), or sometimes Chukwa. An example of a reference to the World Turtle in Hindu literature is found in Jñānarāja (the author of Siddhāntasundara, writing c. 1500): "A vulture, whichever has only little strength, rests in the sky holding a snake in its beak for a prahara [three ...
In Chinese mythology, the creator goddess Nüwa cut the legs off the giant sea turtle Ao (simplified Chinese: 鳌; traditional Chinese: 鰲; pinyin: áo) and used them to prop up the sky after Gong Gong damaged Mount Buzhou, which had previously supported the heavens.
The Lenape myth of the "Great Turtle" was first recorded between 1678 and 1680 by Jasper Danckaerts. The myth is shared by other indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, most notably those of the Haudenosanee confederacy, and the Anishinaabeg. The Jesuit Relations contain a Huronstory concerning the World Turtle: 'When the Father was expla...
In the Discworld series created by Terry Pratchett, the world is said to be a flat plane sitting on top of four elephants astride the shell of a giant turtle named A'Tuin. In the book It by Stephen King, Pennywise's archenemy is a giant turtle named Maturin. In the book A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami, the nameless narrator references this id...
Nov 17, 2022 · A new species of giant turtle has been discovered in northern Spain. Measuring almost four metres in length, Leviathanochelys aenigmatica reveals that giant turtles were more common than previously thought. Giant turtles as long as a car once swam the seas of Europe over 70 million years ago.
The Galápagos giant tortoises are native to the Pacific island archipelago of the same name, and they are fascinating and ancient creatures. They migrated from South America to the Galapagos Islands between two and three million years ago, probably during a large storm.
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The giant tortoise is an iconic species from the Galápagos and is only found on these islands. They are the largest living tortoise in the world.
