Turtles
200 million: Number of years turtles have been on Earth
60: Number of bones in a turtle’s shell
5: Number of toes on the limbs of most turtles
1,800: Weight in pounds of the heaviest leather-back turtle
Source: Animal Planet, animal.discovery.com
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