There are many species of tortoises, a total of 11 genera and 42 species, some of which can swim, although not very good, but with huge lungs, they can easily float on the surface of the water, and then use their limbs to glide in the water. It should be noted that tortoises do not need to swim if they can swim, they need to swim to reach some areas in the wild, but not in the home.
1. Aldabra tortoise: Aldabra tortoise is the second largest tortoise in the world. The adult male can weigh about 250 kg. The length of the carapace is 1.2-1.5 meters. Its body color is black. It looks very heavy, but it can have a special carapace structure. It can easily float on the surface of the water, not only will swim, or useful master, the speed is much faster than crawling on the road.
2. Leopard tortoise: Leopard tortoises originally live in dry grasslands and shrubs, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, they encounter rivers in the wild, but also can easily swim to the opposite side.
3, Galapagos tortoise: This is the world's largest tortoise, double round, weighing more than 300 kilograms. They are mainly found in the Galapagos Islands, where researchers are amazed by their large numbers, and speculate that pregnant female tortoises have drifted thousands of kilometers from the South American mainland to the island to produce so many offspring.
