Komodo Dragon

Type:Reptile

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:30 years+

Size:10 ft (3 m)

Weight:330 lbs (150 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

Komodo dragons can run up to 11 mph (18 kph) in short bursts.

Galapagos Tortoise

Type:Reptile

Diet:Herbivore

Average life span in the wild:100 years+

Size:4 ft (1.2 m)

Weight:475 lbs (215 kg)

Protection status:Endangered

Did you know?

Today the 3,000 to 5,000 tortoises that live on Volcano Alcedo on Isabela Island are the largest group of giant tortoises in the Galápagos.

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Type:Reptile

Diet:Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:20 to 70 years

Size:26 in (66 cm)

Weight:220 lbs (100 kg)

Group name:Bale or dole

Protection status:Threatened

Did you know?

A 403-lb (183-kg) alligator snapping turtle was supposedly found in the Neosho River in Kansas in 1937. This claim was never verified.