WHy do Tortoise live so long ?
By chatyang420
@chatyang420 (465)
Nepal
January 31, 2007 11:56pm CST
IN general the life span of animals in the wild is decided more by their ability to defend themselves against attack than by their physical makeup. This is why tortoise are particularly well adapted for survival, despite their slow movements. THeir strong shells,into which they retreat when threatened with danger, make them able to withstand almost any attacker except man. So they are able to survive for long time, and some species can even live to be 150 years old. GInat tortoise that weight over 230 kilos (about 500 pounds) live in the remote Galapagos Island.
3 responses
@rowhsi (157)
• Nepal
2 Feb 07
hey man we know that this world is made of many natural things . but u think that why did i prefer this type of answer to ur's tag bcz it is necessary to u know that tortoise is also one of the invention of natural so it has long duration of time . and it is not invention by human beings . now did u know buddy .
@daotherhalf (456)
• Nepal
1 Feb 07
they live long coz they sleep half year and wakes half year so it takes two years for tortoise to be a year old hehehe
@hattipunk (434)
• Nepal
1 Feb 07
tortoise live so long becauz they have the blessin to live long..well its a avtar of vishnu so they live long..
