Year 7 Research Investigation The Galapagos Turtle is

Year 7 Research Investigation The Galapagos Turtle is part of the Chelonia family with all turtles, tortoises and terrapins.

The Galapagos Tortoises classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Testudinidae Genus: Geochelone Species: G. NIGRA

The Galapagos tortoise has a large and tough shell the Galapagos tortoise ( carapace ) made of bone. Fully grown Galapagos tortoise can weigh over 300 kilograms and 1. 2 metres (4 ft) long. It uses its hard scales to guard itself from predators.

The Galapagos Tortoise is a vertebrate. A vertebrate is an animal with a spine. The skeleton of the Galapagos Tortoise is on the outside of is body which is called exoskeleton.

The Galapagos Tortoise has many features, beginning with its size it can weigh up to 300 kilograms and can grow up to 1. 2 metres long (4 ft). It lives on land not like most turtles and tortoises.

The Galapagos Tortoise comes from The Seven Islands and has lived there for many years. The Galapagos Tortoise is very used to living on the seven islands and blends in fine.

The status of the Galapagos Tortoise is in the threatened area but is closer to least certain status, but is no where near extinct, which is good because they can live for many more years.

I chose the Galapagos Tortoise because it is a great and interesting animal and I haven’t done an assignment on the animal before.

By Tasmin Tynski