Our Earth is a sanctuary of biodiversity and there are creatures with the strangest characteristics. One such animal is the tuatara.
The tuatara is a strange reptile. It looks like a lizard; however, it is not a lizard. It is not a snake or turtle or crocodilian either. These creatures have remained beyond evolution as well. Tuataras have remained unchanged over millions of years. The tuataras in the age of the dinosaurs were the same as the tuataras of today. The tuatara is slow by nature. They grow slowly. Male tuataras grow to a length of 60 centimetres, but females are slightly shorter. The female tuatara lays 10 to 10 eggs in a shallow burrow. The eggs take long 15 months to hatch. This is the longest time for any reptile. Tuataras can live for over 120 years.
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