Coal burner turtle

"The shell has annual rings on the underside, just like a tree. By counting them, you know how old the turtle is!"

Kolenbrander schildpad

  • Chelonoidis carbonarius

    Scientific name

  • Bosgebieden, tropisch regenwoud en savanne

    Habitat

  • Fruit, bloemen, zand, schimmels en bladeren

    Food

  • 40 - 50 jaar oud

    Lifetime

  • 4 - 10 kilo

    Weight

  • 2 - 15

    Number of eggs

  • 4 - 5 maanden

    Incubation time

  • Niet onderzocht

    IUCN Status

  • Nee

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 10

    kilograms, that's how heavy the coal-burning turtle can get

  • 50

    years, that's how old a coal-burner tortoise can get

  • 15

    eggs the female lays a maximum at a time

Safe underground

The female coal-burner turtle digs a hole in the ground to lay her eggs. When the eggs are laid, she seals the hole with sand and leaves. Then the female leaves. So no one takes care of the eggs. When the young hatch, they dig their way up by themselves.

Sumo wrestling

As is often the case with animal species, male coal-burner turtles fight over females. The one who gets his opponent rolled on his back has won and gets the female. If a turtle lies on its back it is not a big deal, usually they get back up on their own.

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