The giant tortoise Chelonoidis vicina lives on the volcanic slopes of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Archipelago. This large terrestrial animal with a heavy shell can live more than a hundred years.
This turtle differs from related species by the shape of its shell and body size. It is important for the nature of the islands because it eats plants and spreads their seeds with its droppings across the territory.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
leaves and stems of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation
Tail size
Bro
birth time
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
Picking small food items from foliage, ground, or other surfaces.
if born as {name}
wood, tree bark
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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will celebrate their {n} birthday
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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
no permanent shelter
Close
was
days
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
herbivory, feed only on plant food
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
74 to 150 kilograms, 1.4 – 3 meters
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
beak
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
Neotropical realm
plant
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
teeth
plants
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Motorcycle
subterranean biotope — in soil, sediments, substrate
Repro interval
results
Mass
young shoots and leaves of plants
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Colors
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
rains are very rare, almost a desert
Always hot
No results found
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
Captures or processes food by biting or nipping with the mouth.
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
grass
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
Maturity
Desert and dry shrubs
steppe
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
Hot, little precipitation in winter
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Wanderers
How similar?
Egg size
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
Legs color
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
fruits
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
leaves
Where do they live?
Carapace color
early young
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
soft or loose substrate — sand, silt, peat
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
bites off plants with a sharp beak
gleaning
Egg count
This is me
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
soil and substrate
My age?
biting
wk
My size?
Legs size
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Head color
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
grazing
wood
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Egg color
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
Hard, projecting mouthpart used to probe, pluck, or crack food.
herbivore
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
soft substrate
Feeds by cropping or nibbling low-growing vegetation or algae.
Observations
◉{N} more on tap