This is Mr. Mac.
这位是迈克先生
He's an Aldabra Tortoise,
它是一只亚达伯拉象龟
a giant tortoise species that can live past 180
亚达伯拉象龟是一种寿命长达180多岁的龟
and may have the longest life span of any creature on the planet.
它们可能是这个星球上寿命最长的生物
Hailing from the Aldabra Atoll, a small cluster of coral islands in the Indian Ocean,
亚达伯拉象龟生活在亚达伯拉群岛——印度洋里一个珊瑚群岛——
the Aldabra Tortoise is massive.
它们都是些大块头
Endowed with a domed shell, long neck, and strong claws,
生来就有半球形的龟壳,长长的脖子,强有力的爪子
they can grow to be longer than four feet
成年亚达伯拉象龟身长超过四英尺
and can weigh as much as 500 pounds.
体重可达500磅
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They live in grasslands
它们生活在草地上
and subsist on a diet of dry, nutrient rich vegetation.
以富有营养的旱地植被为食
An Aldabra Tortoise has never met a blade of grass it didn't like.
亚达伯拉象龟还从未碰到过它不喜欢吃的草
And it won't be deterred from eating it even if it takes a while to reach it.
即便要费很大的劲才能吃到,亚达伯拉象龟也不会退缩
But the tortoises have had a harder time finding food
然而,亚达伯拉象龟已经很难找到食物了
because of habitat destruction caused by humans and increasingly climate change.
因为人类活动加上日益严峻的气候变化破坏了它们的栖息地
This is the Aldabra Tortoise.
这就是亚达伯拉象龟