South AmericaCritically endangered
Santa Cruz giant tortoise
Chelonoidis porteri
A giant tortoise that lives only on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galápagos.
- Weight
- Up to 250 kg
- Size
- 1.5 m long
- Lifespan
- Over 100 years
- Top speed
- Very slow
- Diet
- Herbivore
How heavy is that?
As heavy as 6 kids (40 kg each)
Where it lives
Three things to know
- It can live for more than 100 years.
- It can go up to a year without eating or drinking.
- Darwin noticed that the tortoises on each island were different.
Compare with…
- Weight
- Santa Cruz giant tortoise250 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe Santa Cruz giant tortoise weighs about 6× as much as the kid
- Size
- Santa Cruz giant tortoise1.5 mA 10-year-old kid1.4 mAbout the same
- Top speed
- Santa Cruz giant tortoise—A 10-year-old kid20 km/hToo slow to time
- Lifespan
- Santa Cruz giant tortoise100 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe Santa Cruz giant tortoise can live about 1.3× as long as the kid
Food chain
- GrassProducer
Santa Cruz giant tortoiseThis animal