Armored friends at Uncle "Pichi's" house / Amigos acorazados en casa del tío "Pichi"
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Greetings, my dear friends of #amanzingnature, today I want to show you these fascinating turtles (Chelonoidis carbonarius) which, according to their history, come from the North of South America. I have visited my Uncle "Pichi" and he has been able to tell me about these cute armored friends. They grow to about 13 to 16 inches, have yellow or red legs.
The difference between males and females varies according to their carapace.
Females have a flat area on the underside of their carapace.
Males have a wavy curvature on the lower part of their carapace, in order to be able to mount the female more easily.
They are omnivorous, feeding on almost any plant within their reach, as well as fruits, some vegetables, mushrooms, carrion, among others.
This species of turtle has been threatened due to its excessive capture for food or breeding. Possibly, its extinction will happen with the passing of the years, being the human being and some other predators the cause of such threat.
Apart from humans, its main predator is the jaguar, which bites its shell until it breaks and has access to the soft tissues, which are a rich source of food that provide a lot of vitamins for its formation and growth.
According to my uncle "Pichi", these turtles mate in the season of April and May for approximately 150 days.
In the act of mating the male usually hits the female with his hard shell to show her that he is hard, this process is done several times, then the male mounts on the female being on two legs in the back, then the male makes a very peculiar noise with his head and at the same time generates a squeak.
After a few days, the female manages to make a hole of approximately 30 centimeters in which she lays 8 to 15 eggs. Depending on the fertility of the females, the eggs measure 3 to 5 centimeters in diameter. These eggs last from 2 to 3 months for their young to hatch, the hatchlings break the eggs with the so-called egg tooth. They lose it during this process without being able to recover it.
I have been able to get close to each of these beautiful turtles and feed them, I was able to see about 10, but my uncle says he has more turtles. He started with about 4, but they have been able to reproduce satisfactorily, only some of them because they are so small have escaped through the fence, another number of them have been given to people close to the family. The big ones are about 35 years old and the small ones about 10 years old. I am surprised that these armored friends can last a long time. They usually feed on their environment and that makes them great specimens of nature. I managed to bring some fruits and vegetables for them to eat, they really like lettuce. I really enjoyed seeing these wonderful turtles and even more to know that they are in good hands.
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Saludos, mis queridos amigos de #amanzingnature, hoy quiero mostrarles estas fascinantes tortugas (Chelonoidis carbonarius) que, según su historia, provienen del norte de Sudamérica. He visitado a mi tío "Pichi" y me ha podido hablar de estas simpáticas amigas acorazadas. Crecen entre 13 y 16 pulgadas, tienen patas amarillas o rojas.
La diferencia entre machos y hembras varía según su caparazón.
Las hembras tienen una zona plana en la parte inferior del caparazón.
Los machos tienen una curvatura ondulada en la parte inferior de su caparazón, para poder montar a la hembra más fácilmente.
Son omnívoras, se alimentan de casi cualquier planta a su alcance, así como de frutas, algunos vegetales, setas, carroña, entre otros.
Esta especie de tortuga se ha visto amenazada debido a su excesiva captura para alimentarse o reproducirse. Posiblemente, su extinción se producirá con el paso de los años, siendo el ser humano y algunos otros depredadores los causantes de dicha amenaza.
Aparte del ser humano, su principal depredador es el jaguar, que muerde su caparazón hasta romperlo y tener acceso a los tejidos blandos, que son una rica fuente de alimento que aportan muchas vitaminas para su formación y crecimiento.
Según mi tío "Pichi", estas tortugas se aparean en la temporada de abril y mayo durante aproximadamente 150 días.
En el acto de apareamiento el macho suele golpear a la hembra con su duro caparazón para demostrarle que es duro, este proceso se realiza varias veces, luego el macho se monta sobre la hembra quedando a dos patas en la espalda, entonces el macho hace un ruido muy peculiar con su cabeza y al mismo tiempo genera un chillido.
Al cabo de unos días, la hembra consigue hacer un agujero de aproximadamente 30 centímetros en el que pone de 8 a 15 huevos. Dependiendo de la fertilidad de las hembras, los huevos miden de 3 a 5 centímetros de diámetro. Estos huevos duran de 2 a 3 meses para que las crías eclosionen, las crías rompen los huevos con el llamado diente del huevo. Lo pierden durante este proceso sin poder recuperarlo.
He podido acercarme a cada una de estas hermosas tortugas y alimentarlas, pude ver unas 10, pero mi tío dice que tiene más tortugas. Empezó con unas 4, pero han podido reproducirse satisfactoriamente, sólo algunas de ellas por ser tan pequeñas se han escapado por la valla, otro número de ellas han sido regaladas a personas cercanas a la familia. Los grandes tienen unos 35 años y los pequeños unos 10 años. Me sorprende que estos amigos acorazados puedan durar mucho tiempo. Suelen alimentarse de su entorno y eso los convierte en grandes especímenes de la naturaleza. Conseguí llevarles algunas frutas y verduras para que comieran, les gusta mucho la lechuga. Me gustó mucho ver a estas maravillosas tortugas y más aún saber que están en buenas manos.
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Images of my property
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I adored them after I saw them eat some watermelons and drink water from the basin they are wonderful creature
Yes, they are unique, they survive anywhere. Thank you for your visit.
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The captions are really cute. I hope one day they will get off the extinct list