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LAND OF THE GIANTS 1. Go to the HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE TORTOISE WORLD section. Look at the weight a Galapagos giant tortoise can reach. Now weigh yourself. How many times heavier is the tortoise than you? 2. Read the information on the Galapagos Islands. How did the tortoises get to the islands? 3. Can you spot all 5 giant tortoises in their enclosure? What are their names and what are they doing? E.g. eating. DID YOU KNOW? A TORTOISE can live for up to 150 YEARS, 70 years longer than the average lifespan for humans. DID YOU KNOW? Galapagos giant tortoise There are 335 SPECIES of turtles and tortoises worldwide and 50% of these are THREATENED. REPTILE HOUSE ZSL AND TURTLE ARK 1. Where have ZSL scientists been working to conserve endangered green turtles and hawksbill turtles? 2. How many hatchlings have been successfully returned to the sea? 3. Turtle Ark is helping to save the most critically endangered species of turtles. Name a species they are helping to conserve. BUTION TURTLE AND TORTOISE DISTRI DID YOU KNOW? Tortoises and turtles face many THREATS including CLIMATE CHANGE, Name: What are they doing? PREDATION, POLLUTION and DEFORESTATION. Name: What are they doing? Name: What are they doing? Name: Turtle habitat Tortoise habitat CAN YOU FIND? What are they doing? Name: What are they doing? TORTOISES Live on land Have rounded feet Annam leaf turtle Have a domed shell Find the board about how long it takes the tortoises to walk one metre. Usain Bolt ran the 100m in 9.58 seconds. It would take a tortoise about 25 minutes! REPTILE HOUSE Roti island snake necked turtle TURTLES Live primarily at sea Have flat shaped feet Have a flatter shell Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise Egyptian tortoise Radiated tortoise If you visit the Aquarium, you can also see GIANT AMAZON RIVER TURTLES and FLY RIVER TURTLES.