Not native to Eorzea, the first adamantoise to arrive in the realm is believed to have been mixed in with a shipment of dodo eggs from the Near East. Why anyone would import dodo eggs when there are more than enough of the birds living in Eorzea already is a mystery for the ages...but the whole affair more than likely involves a hungry Qiqirn.
Hatched from an egg laid in the ivory sands of La Noscea's Salt Strand, if lucky, this baby adamantoise may live to see as many as ten score summers...that is, if it does not accidentally launch itself off a cliff with its constant spinning.
What is that foul stench!? It's like the inside of an adamantoise's arse! - Wood Wailer