What is the oldest age for a turtle? Top 10 longest lived turtles

International news: A huge Galapagos tortoise named Harriet is one of the longest-lived animals living in the world. On November 15, Harriet celebrated his 175th birthday at his "retired" home in northern Australia.

According to Reuters on Nov. 15**, Harriet received a birthday cake from people to it on that day. Prior to his retirement, Harriet spent 17 years at the Australian Zoo. After "retiring", it "lived" in a house in northern Australia.

The head of the Australian Zoo said the Galapagos tortoise was discovered in the Galapagos Islands in 1835 by scientist Charles Darwin, when it was only 5 years old. But some other historians have a different view of this statement. Although there is much debate about whether Harriet was discovered by Darwin, there is no dispute about Harriet's age.

Harriet has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living turtle in the world.

The report said that in the past 100 years, there have been many things that have happened to Harriet. For more than a century, Harriet, who was originally a female, was believed to be a male tortoise and was known as "Harry".

There is one that is over 300 years old

Turtles

Top 10 longest-lived turtles: Saw-edged, grass-edged, golden turtle, yellow-edged, long-necked, ambu, soft-shelled turtle, giant snapping turtle, sea turtle, red-legged tortoise.

1. Saw edge

Around 30-40 years, the turtle carapace will stop growing at 25cm, and will no longer grow after the age of 25.

2. Grass turtle (tortoise).

Flower turtles around 20-30 years old also belong to this list. It has been recorded that the longest artificial lifespan is 50 years, and it is also a turtle species with a high popularity rate, and long-lived turtles abound.

3. Golden turtle (closed-shell three-line).

It is said that rumors can easily exceed 100 in a suitable dormant state in a suitable environment for about 30-50 years, but rumors are just rumors, and it is worth a lot of money after all.

4. Yellow margin

40 - about 60 years of change legend is said to be the longest sale of more than 100 (no way to verify), Huang Yuan is also a variety with a high popularity rate, especially with people very interactive, very loved, it is lively and active, not afraid of human beings, can eat and drink the optimistic character, may be the secret of its longevity.

5. Long neck (snake neck).

The theory of captivity in captivity about 30 years can be much higher, but there are no specific statistics. There is an interesting phenomenon, the life span of a long neck is inversely proportional to the length of the neck, and if your neck is short, it is estimated that it will be long-lived.

6, Ambu

The lifespan of an Abu closed-shell turtle is not very long, with an average of between thirty and thirty-five years. But there are also cases where the lifespan reaches 50 years.

7. Turtle (commonly known as Wang Ba).

Around 60 years, it is probably the most famous genre, and it is one of the very few genres that has deeply influenced Chinese culture.

8. Large snapping turtle (real snapping turtle).

Around 60-80 years, the longest recorded artificial life span is 60 years, and it is said that because the large snapping turtle is a slow-growing turtle species, it can grow smoothly for more than 100 years.

9. Sea turtles

Around 80-120 years, this figure includes large marine turtles such as hawksbill turtles, and 152 years is the highest value recorded.

10. Red-legged tortoise

More than 40 years in captivity has a longer lifespan, and it is often rumored that it is more than 100 years old, even 135 years old. The popular tortoise species can often set a high life record brother annihilation, and can be used as a family heirloom if treated well.

The top 10 longest-lived turtles are ranked as follows:

1.Turtle. The turtle, also known as the "giant panda in the water", is an endangered animal with the Chinese sturgeon, once widely distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Taihu Lake area, since 1972 the number has been very small, and this longest-lived animal, there have been relevant records that the male turtle that lived in Suzhou Xiyuan Temple lived for more than 400 years, and finally died in 2007.

2.Aldabra tortoise. The Aldabra tortoise, a plant-based reptile that lives mainly in the Seychelles, is rumored to have an average lifespan of more than 200 years, and a tortoise that was gifted to the British East India Company in the 18th century did not die until 2006 at the age of 255.

3.Radiation turtles. The radiated tortoise is a turtle with a gentle temperament and a beautiful pattern on its dorsal carapace, mainly distributed in Mauritius and Madagascar, and its main food is plant stems and leaves, fruits and vegetables**, according to relevant historical records, a radiated tortoise in 1777 lived until 1965 before dying at the age of 188.

4.Galapagos tortoise. Currently found only in the Galapagos Islands, this terrestrial turtle with an average length of about a meter is the world's largest turtle that feeds on cacti, fruit and leaves, and has grown so slowly that it does not live to reach the standard adult size at 40 years, and the world's oldest turtle species died in 2006 at the age of 176.

5.Big snapping turtle. The giant snapping turtle is one of the oldest reptiles in the world with strong survival adaptability, mainly in rivers, lakes, ponds and swamps as the main habitat, and usually fish, water birds, shrimp snakes and the like as the main food**, according to relevant records, this slow-growing turtle can theoretically exceed 100 years, but the record can only reach 60 years.

6.Hawksbill. The hawksbill turtle is one of the world's top ten rare sea creatures of the sea turtle family with a dorsal carapace between 62 and 114 cm, a smooth dorsal carapace and brown and yellowish patterns, usually with sponges, jellyfish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish as its main food, and can also digest glass; Because of the beautiful appearance of this animal, nail tablets can not only be used in medicine, but also one of the raw materials for decorative items, and it has become an endangered species due to overfishing.

7.Yellow-margined closed-shell turtle. The yellow-margined closed-shell turtle is a closed-shell turtle with forest edges, weeds, and bushes as the main habitats, and is a kind of miscellaneous turtle with meat as the main food, which is currently mainly distributed in southern China and Japan, and has become a pet turtle with a high popularity rate and a lifespan of up to 60 years because of its high interaction with people and lively and active.

8.Ambu closed-shell turtle.

9.Yunnan closed-shell turtle.

10.Indian Star Tortoise.

The above information is based on an internet search, and it should be noted that the lifespan of pet turtles is related to a variety of factors, including breed, genetics, living environment, diet, etc., so it is not easy to make an accurate summary of the ranking.