scotsman Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [img]http://www.factzoo.com/sites/all/img/reptiles/galapagos-giant-turtle-saddleback.jpg[/img] [color=#006600][size=1]The Galapagos Tortoise is a giant tortoise, the world's largest tortoise or land turtle (see [url="http://www.factzoo.com/reptiles/difference-between-turtle-tortoise.html"]turtle or tortoise?[/url]), that lives on the Galapagos Islands. These are big guys with a big name. The name of the islands actually comes from the tortoises - Galapagosmeans saddle-back in Spanish, which is a description of the tortoise’s big shell. These are the islands of course where Charles Darwin partly developed the [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]theory of evolution[/background][/size][/size], certainly with the help and collaboration of the gentle giants. There are quite a few subspecies of [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]the tortoise[/background][/size][/color], one in particular is called the saddle-back and its shell has some ridges on top that make it look even more like a saddle than some of the others. This subspecies has the longest neck of all the species as well.[/color][/color][color=#006600] [size=1]The Galapagos Tortoise can weigh up to seven hundred pounds (320 kg). They are vegetarians and eat primarily [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]grasses[/background][/size][/color], fallen fruits from trees and other vegetation. They live for a really long time – more than 150 years in some cases! Their longevity is definitely lifestyle related. They do not have many natural predators once they pass the egg stage and make it through the first year. Their diet is [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]healthy[/background][/size][/color] and they kind of just hang out in the sun for a big part of the day and graze. They hit the hay around four or five in the [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]afternoon[/background][/size][/color] and sleep in a muddy hole if they can find one to keep them cool. They can go for [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]long periods[/background][/size][/color] of time without food or water. Life is pretty simple for them. It wasn’t always so; they were hunted for their meat and their shells in days gone by, so life use to be a lot more dangerous for them. On some islands, due to human factors, particular subspecies have been in danger of disappearing and two subspecies no longer exist.[/size][/color][color=#006600] [size=1]The Galapagos Tortoise has an unusual [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]mating[/background][/size][/color] ritual. The male tortoise will bite the[color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]female[/background][/size][/color] on her legs until she finally gives in and pulls her legs into her shell allowing the male access for mating. They often let out a hoarse [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]grunting[/background][/size][/color] noise to [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]attract females[/background][/size][/color] and will always concede to a larger male during mating. Mating can last for several hours. Seven hundred pounds cannot be easy to mate with. The female will travel up to several miles to lay her eggs, and will lay anywhere between two and sixteen eggs. They are not very attentive parents and allow the babies to take off as soon as they are out of the eggs never seeing them again unless by chance. TheGalapagos Tortoise does not reach sexual maturity until they are around age forty. They are peaceable creatures and allow the finches that they share their habitat with to eat [color=#0000FF !important][size=3][background=transparent !important]the ticks[/background][/size][/color] off their neck, by extending their necks so the birds can land on them and pick the ticks off.[/size][/color][color=#006600] [size=1]The Galapagos Tortoise is a slow moving, peace loving member of the GalapagosNational Park, and they are better known than any other creature living on the island, making them good ambassadors for conservation efforts.[/size][/color]
Bairagi Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 edishinatte vundi...photoshop kooda sarigga seyyaledu evvado kaaaani....naa maddalo gola.....hump back whales kooda antha peddaga vundav
budankay_balaraju Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [b] Hoax - Picture of 'World's Largest Tortoise'[/b] [b]Outline[/b] [color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]Social media message claims that an attached photograph depicts the world's largest tortoise, found in the Amazon River, being transported along a roadway strapped to the bed of a large truck.[/size][/font][/color] [b]Brief Analysis[/b] [color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=4]The "tortoise" is not real. The picture is a scene from the 2006 Japanese movie "Gamera the Brave" which features a giant turtle creature. At one point in the movie, the wounded Gamera is transported via a military truck to a research facility. The circulating image is apparently taken from this part of the movie[/size][/font][/color]
CHANAKYA Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='Bairagi' timestamp='1346555817' post='1302419886'] edishinatte vundi...photoshop kooda sarigga seyyaledu evvado kaaaani....naa maddalo gola.....hump back whales kooda antha peddaga vundav [/quote] endi maam ee roju full swing lo unnatlunnav ga...
Bairagi Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='CHANAKYA' timestamp='1346556820' post='1302419927'] endi maam ee roju full swing lo unnatlunnav ga... [/quote] thaaaighte nijaaaal bayatakosthaay mamaa kiki
pikki Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rb27hs4r0wE/Tp9yetnJWAI/AAAAAAAAEm0/pkuPg9Acxd0/s150/Brahmi-4.gif[/img] fake fakodi....
velpu Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='Bairagi' timestamp='1346557175' post='1302419943'] thaaaighte nijaaaal bayatakosthaay mamaa kiki [/quote] Bairagi lu kuda pucchhukuntara?
Bairagi Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='velpu' timestamp='1346557320' post='1302419948'] Bairagi lu kuda pucchhukuntara? [/quote] eee kochen nannu saaaanamandi adigaaar ee db la...bairagi lu puchukunna kokunnaaaa farak padadu mama...aaalllu deniki attached kaaaru kiki
charygaru Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 tortoise spelling kuda tappu raasinav kada nee G [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_cda1OvVtS20/THBZoLJ-OYI/AAAAAAAABe8/KNpoqlCWfBM/Ali-Scold.gif[/img]
charygaru Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='velpu' timestamp='1346557320' post='1302419948'] Bairagi lu kuda pucchhukuntara? [/quote] mana india la ganjai taage tollallo famous ante antha bairaagule kada ssaami kaasi antha alle kada chudale eppudu
rapchik Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='charygaru' timestamp='1346558888' post='1302419991'] mana india la ganjai taage tollallo famous ante antha bairaagule kada ssaami kaasi antha alle kada chudale eppudu [/quote] [img]http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N45NS3vFu-0/UCRlYXHyJrI/AAAAAAAAHJc/hi32y6Fo7Ck/s150/Brahmi.gif[/img] Memu epudu attu side pole...chary
Bairagi Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='charygaru' timestamp='1346558888' post='1302419991'] mana india la ganjai taage tollallo famous ante antha bairaagule kada ssaami kaasi antha alle kada chudale eppudu [/quote] kiki...nuvvu katthi mama
chinni005 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 [quote name='pikki' timestamp='1346557270' post='1302419946'] [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rb27hs4r0wE/Tp9yetnJWAI/AAAAAAAAEm0/pkuPg9Acxd0/s150/Brahmi-4.gif[/img] fake fakodi.... [/quote]
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