Megalochelys (SciiFii)

The Eurasian giant tortoise (Megalochelys eurasiaticus), also now properly known as the Afro-Eurasian giant tortoise, is a species of cryptodiran tortoise that originally lived in Asia and possibly East Europe during the Miocene to Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to the forests, open woodlands, and swamps of modern Eurasia and Africa to help boost biodiversity, although some people accidentally introduced them to North America and are flourishing in their new environment. They are noted for their giant size, which is among the largest of any known testudine, with a maximum carapace length of over two metres, about the size of an original now-extinct species of Megalochelys, M. atlas, making them the largest tortoises on Earth, weighting between 1,000 and 2,000 kg (2,200 to 4,400 lb). Like the Galápagos tortoise, the Eurasian giant tortoise's weight is supported by four elephantine feet, and like most genus of tortoises, it is a herbivore that mainly feeds on leaves, grasses, and shrubs. The conservation status of the Eurasian giant tortoise is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, the conservationists have since protected this species by protecting the natural habitats of the Eurasian giant tortoises, and through captive breeding, which is easier than breeding Galápagos tortoises, due to the fact that Eurasian giant tortoises live on the mainland, being used to lots of predators and a wide range of reproductive stresses, much like the much-smaller African spurred tortoises.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii
Category:Reptiles
Category:Cenozoic Park