Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Turtle Lover

How to Love the Turtle?


Turtles are diapsids of the order Testudines (or Chelonii) characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. "Turtle" may refer to the order as a whole (American English) or to fresh-water and sea-dwelling testudines (British English).

The world's oldest turtle died

The world's oldest turtle died

Turtles are one of the longest living organisms on earth. This turtle is among the top five. The average life expectancy of a turtle is 100 to 120 years. However, a turtle died at the age of six. It was called the world's oldest turtle. The turtle's name is Alagba.

It is reported that Alagba has finally left the earth after spending three centuries. The turtle owned by the Nigerian royal was 8 years old. The last members of the family have made such claims. The turtle was born on the 1675AD.

According to the royal family, the turtle is called 'Alagba' because of its old age. Which means that an 'old' 344 year old animal dies after a slight physical illness. Although the turtles live longer.



Many say that the turtle is a long-lived cause of the animal's metabolism. That means their power is also decaying very slowly. In 1908, German physicist Max Rabner presented a clue about the life span of animals. Where it was said, the faster the metabolism of an animal, the shorter its life expectancy.


In the last century, many scientists have made headway about this. The metabolism is related to some of the basic elements of the organism and to the immobilized molecules. According to this source, turtles live longer.