By Alan Stables Nature is a calming setting and with tortoises, there are plenty of tortoise facts to learn. A few reptiles can outperform tortoises and turtles when it comes to longevity. American box turtles are widely known for their lifespan - over one hundred years. Regardless of a turtle's age, they organs are efficient throughout their lifetime. There are around 40 different types of over 250 varies species that make up the turtle families. The most popular species of turtles are the Mediterranean tortoises, the Aldabran tortoises, Galapagos tortoises, the, the red foot tortoises, the desert tortoises, the hinge back tortoises, the yellow foot tortoises and the Russian tortoises. Some turtles reach large sizes. Those are known as the leatherback turtles. This turtle has the capacity to grow up to 8 feet tall and can weigh as much as 800 kilograms, making it the largest turtle to date. On the other hand, the smallest family of turtles can be less than 4 inches tall and...