The Galapagos tortoise isn't only one of the oldest living creatures it is also the largest living tortoise. Goliath is the largest tortoise here at the zoo and weighs over 500 pounds. He is also over 100 years old. Reptiles are the dominant type of land animals on the Galapagos Islands. Many of the reptile species found on Galapagos are endermic; they are found nowhere else in the world. The giant Galapagos tortoise is characterized by a huge upper shell (the caraapce), long neck and massive limbs.
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