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Most wild turtles do not reach that age. Turtles keep growing new scutes under the previous scutes every year, allowing researchers to estimate how long they have lived. [102] They also age slowly. [103] The survival rate for adult turtles can reach 99% per year. [13]
Harriet, a specimen kept in Australia Zoo, was the oldest known Galápagos tortoise, having reached an estimated age of more than 170 years before her death in 2006. [112] Chambers notes that Harriet was probably 169 years old in 2004, although media outlets claimed the greater age of 175 at death based on a less reliable timeline. [113]
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a species of large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. ... Canada, suggest a maximum age over 100 years. [5]
This species list largely follows Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (2021) [31] and the Turtle Extinctions Working Group (2015). [32] A skeleton of Aldabra giant tortoise found in Cousin Island . Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Family Testudinidae Batsch 1788 [33] †Alatochelon [34] † Alatochelon myrteum
Tu'i Malila, a radiated tortoise, died at the age of 188 in May 1966, at the time the oldest verified vertebrate. [111] This tortoise was hatched in 1777. Harriet, a Galápagos tortoise, died at the age of 175 in June 2006. [112] Timothy, a Greek tortoise, born in Turkey died at the age of 165 on 3 April 2004 in the UK. [113]
The chicken turtle is relatively small compared to other related turtles, with males measuring up to around 16.5 cm (6.5 in) and females around 26.0 cm (10.2 in). It is also one of the world's shortest-lived turtles, reaching a maximum age of 20–24 years. There are thought to be around 100,000 adult chicken turtles in the wild.
Feeding time depends on a turtle's age and species. For younger turtles, they can eat one to two times a day, while older turtles can eat once every day or two, Fetch by WebMD advises.
Jonathan (hatched c. 1832) [2] [3] is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea).His approximate age is estimated to be 192 as of 2025, making him the oldest known living land animal.