The Galapagos tortoise reaches sexual maturity around 20-25 years and takes 40 years in the wild to reach full size, but Galapagos Giant tortoises can tell the difference between males and females when they are about 15 years old. We can correctly distinguish male and female Galapagos tortoises from the following aspects.

1 , First of all, in terms of size, the male Galapagos tortoise is larger than the female Galapagos tortoise, the most obvious difference is the shell horseback type, the male Galapagos tortoise has more angles and The taller front opening gives it a more extreme look.

2. The second male Galapagos giant tortoise generally has a longer tail, and the concave thickened side of the shell tail is shorter for mating.

3. In terms of body weight, the adult male Galapagos tortoise weighs about 272-320 kg, while the female Galapagos tortoise is about 136-180 kg.