Animals: Turtles live in water; tortoises live on land. Both are…

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Did you know? Turtles live in water; tortoises live on land. Both are 200+ million years old — older than snakes or mammals. The Galapagos tortoise Harriet, supposedly taken by Charles Darwin in 1835, lived until 2006 — 175 years.

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Turtles live in water; tortoises live on land. Both are 200+ million years old — older than snakes or mammals. The Galapagos tortoise Harriet, supposedly taken by Charles Darwin in 1835, lived until 2006 — 175 years.

Schildpadden ("turtles") leven in water; landschildpadden ("tortoises") leven op land. Beide zijn 200+ miljoen jaar oud — ouder dan slangen of zoogdieren. De Galapagos-schildpad Harriet, vermoedelijk meegenomen door Charles Darwin in 1835, leefde tot 2006 — 175 jaar.

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