Where to Buy: Visit your local nursery for a selection of elephantâs ears to transplant into your garden. You can also check out Tony Aventâs Plant Delights Nursery (plantdelights.com) in Raleigh, North Carolina, for a big assortment of elephantâs ears.
The Galapagos tortoise is the largest living tortoise. It can weigh over 500 pounds and measure 6 feet from head to tail. It is a very slow-moving animal, moving only 0.16 miles per hour.The Galapagos tortoise has a very large shell made of bone. The shell can be domed, saddle-backed, or somewhere inbetween.t can weigh over 500 pounds and measure 6 feet from head to tail. It is a very slow-moving animal, moving only 0.16 miles per hour. The Galapagos tortoise has a very large shell made of bone. The shell can be domed, saddle-backed, or somewhere inbetween.
Genus and species: Geochelone gigantea. Male Aldabra tortoises generally weigh around 350 pounds, while females are smaller, with an average weight of 265 pounds. The National Zoo's females are even smaller, at about 150 pounds, but the males are more than 500 pounds.They are surpassed in size only by the Galapagos tortoise.Because Aldabra tortoises are so heavy, they are horrible swimmers.They also tend to get stuck in the mud like a tank.he National Zoo's females are even smaller, at about 150 pounds, but the males are more than 500 pounds. They are surpassed in size only by the Galapagos tortoise. Because Aldabra tortoises are so heavy, they are horrible swimmers. They also tend to get stuck in the mud like a tank.