buying the poultry market, or the little turtle pet store, we hope to be able to bequeath it to their grandchildren - we heard that these ancient terrestrial and aquatic reptiles live long, like a fairy tale.But here it goes two or three years, and our pet dies.In fact, how many years live turtles?This question is no single answer.The life expectancy of these reptiles is largely dependent on the type and their species on the planet Earth has about 270 (seven of them live in our country).
will appear somewhere in the period of the Mesozoic era (about 220 million years ago), they were reluctant to make concessions evolution and appeared in front of our eyes, almost the same as were their ancestors at a time when even the earth was not a bird,or mammals.However, such a "prehistoric" appearance did not prevent this clumsy armored creatures colonize all the land they live on all continents, with the exception of Antarctica.Prefer animals, of course, the kind of latitude, because the shell - poor protection from the cold.But it happened to see sea turtles in the Baltic, Barents, and even in the Bering Sea!They have mastered the oceans live in freshwater rivers and lakes, swamps and, of course, land.But how many live turtles to count difficult.
All these reptiles extremely tenacious.The injured individual with shredded head can creep dozens of days, and one copy to the remote brain happily lived without him for six months.It is because of its proximity to the ancient origin and genealogy to dinosaurs, in which, as modern scientists have discovered, there was no single center of life, turtles quickly recover after injuries and resistant to infections.Of course, it's not worms that can grow its lost body parts, but still, these reptiles amaze us with their surprising vitality.So how many turtles live on average?
documented age of a special kind of Marion, who lived at the naval base on the island of Mauritius in France 152 years.However, say the scientists, this age for this type is not the limit: Marion can happily live to 200 years, unless, of course, to create the most favorable conditions.In the monasteries of Jerusalem were careful chronicle of the life of the monastery.By studying the details of life and fraternity came to her "pet" can form a rough idea of how many Mediterranean species live turtles - an average of about 120 years.The life of the Balkan turtles somewhat shorter - 90 years.A red-eared sliders, leading to fresh water, can only lend up to 50 years.
animal watching, conducted in zoos around the world, helping to establish how many live turtles in captivity.Records of longevity first set huge species of turtles: the giant tortoise - 180 years, ivory - 150, and the so-called "shporonosnaya" - about 115 years.But in the "Guinness Book" got only the most beautiful from the Seychelles, which has experienced several generations of French sailors on the island of Mauritius - 152-plus years.Record the age of the largest land tortoise - gigantic leatherback - no one knows, because the animal is very rare.
Unfortunately, all the champions-centenarians in the armor-clad family belong to the category of water.In our homes typically inhabit as pets turtle ground - small specimens, the shell does not exceed a few decimetres in diameter.The life expectancy of these reptiles is largely dependent on their care.Landlords must ensure the animals are not only fairly balanced food (including fresh), not only to increase domestic recluse daylight hours in the winter with a special heat lamp, but also make sure that the bug moves a lot.Healthy lifestyle - the key to the longevity of your pet, and if take care of it, it can live up to 50 years.
