Is it true that a turtle can age to 150 years old?

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asked Jun 3, 2017 in Pets / Animals by Twilight stardust ⭐ (27.7k points)

My little sister asked me if turtles really age 150 years old well I think they do what do you guys think?

commented Apr 7, 2021 by Unicorn friend

Not all turtles only sea turtles. Box turtles, live to be anywhere from 20-70 on average. But yes sea turtles can live to be over 150! (I did a report on turtles is how I know!)

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4 Answers

+11 votes

answered Jul 22, 2017 by Jenny (24.4k points)

Yes, and even more than that

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+2 votes

answered Jun 10, 2017 by Taboosinss (2.3k points)

Yes that's ture

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+4 votes

answered Jun 4, 2017 by arkzo (448k points)

Yes, the oldest sea turtle is said to be 400 years old. It is in captivity in the Guangzhou Aquarium in China.

Source used: https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/old-oldest-sea-turtle-111ccf2e495421d3

commented Aug 23, 2019 by pumpkin (1.34m points)

Dang!

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+3 votes

answered Jun 4, 2017 by -GEMHeart- (350k points)

Yes! They can even exceed that!

-AnimalAdviceColumn Owner (GemHeart, obvi)

commented Nov 1, 2018 by -GEMHeart- (350k points)

Heheh how come I was the first answerer with no votes and the others got votes when they answered after me?

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