Fernandez now has five tortoises, and Lorenzo is the second-largest. Animal services estimated Lorenzo to be around 37 years old and 200 pounds, but he was too large to get on their scale.

African sulcatas are the second-largest tortoise family. The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands are the largest. They can reach 30 inches in length and weigh 80 to 100 pounds.

Goliath boasted an impressive set of measurements at the time of his death in November 2002. The Galápagos giant tortoise ...

Tortoises ate 20 species, second only to the blue pigeon, which ate 26. ... Aldabra’s largest island. The tortoises are “basically glorified lawn mowers,” says Hansen.

SAN ANTONIO – Aldabra tortoises — one of the largest tortoise species in the world — now call SeaWorld San Antonio home.. SeaWorld San Antonio said Tuesday that the new exhibit, called ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo is welcoming two of the world's largest tortoise species. The giant tortoise exhibit featuring Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises will open Memorial Day Weekend 2025. ...