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Galap. tortoises
Av. wt. large male ca. 300 lbs
In 15 yrs, 1899 - 1914 = 29 - 350 lbs
(Beck, Riverside Calif.)
Mauritius (Mascarene Ids?) if
certain suppositions are to be accepted
lived to be 152 yrs. old (1766 - 1918
Townsend: 79 vessels (189 visits)
1831 - 1868, = 13,013 tortoises