Toraton
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The toraton is a fictional creature made for the t.v. show: The Future is Wild.
The toraton lives 100 million years in the future, and its closest ancestor is the tortoise. It lurks in the Bengal Swamp, which replaced the Bay of Bengal after Africa collided with southeast Asia. The toraton is 23 feet tall and weighs 120 tons. At this time, the toraton is the largest creature (let alone the largest turtle) to walk the earth, if measured in terms of bulk and weight (growing even larger than the dinosaurs). Although the young Toratons are small enough to be killed by Swampus venom, the adults are too big to be harmed. In fact, a full grown toraton has practically no predators. The toraton eats constantly, putting away 1,300 pounds of vegetation a day.
The toraton cannot withdraw into its shell like the tortoise could, but its shell is used to protect and partially support its weak muscles. The toraton has also evolved a digestive system that has a muscular stomach (to grind its food) and a gut filled with bacteria (to digest the rest of the vegetation). The toraton is completely different from its ancestor the tortoise. Its legs have moved from its sides, to completely underneath to support the tons of massive muscle on this enormous creature.
