Tortoise Facts

Owen, a baby hippo orphaned by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, formed an unlikely bond with Mzee, a 130-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise at a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary. The pair became inseparable, sleeping, eating, and playing together for years.

When Charles Darwin first discovered the Galapagos Tortoises, he tried to ride them!

A tortoise named Adwaita lived to approximately 250 years old. To put it into perspective, he was likely born before the United States declared independence, and his death was announced on CNN in 2006.