tortoise


 * ===Physical characteristics=== || Life Cycle || Growth || Body Functions || Pregnancy & Birth || Location / Habitat || Adaption || Problems || Behavior || Diet || Predators / Prey || Family groups || Relatives ||
 * There shield to protect there self's are there shell. || They have a marine cousins name sea turtles. || There life span is up to 150. || Male tortoise have longer neck than female tortoise. || The momma tortoise lays up to twelve eggs. || They are found in California. || Zoos have tortoise. || //They are very endangered species.// || //Desert tortoise acting and having fun time is in the summer.// || Tortoise can be on diets by eating grass. || //Some tortoise are omnivores and other tortoise are herbivores.// || //They are in the reptiles group// || //The Chelonian family the tortoise is the third one in that family.// ||
 * On the bottom of there feet they have scales so they can climb rocks and other sharp things. || //There population in 1950 it went down to 90%.// || One Tortoise lived up to 226 years. || //When there friends try to find them. They tell tham apart by shells and feet.// || The mom well lay her legs in 90 to 120 days. || Tortoise can not swim in lakes, rivers, and oceans. ||  || //In the 1920 there was about 1,000 tortoise living in California.// || //They like fighting for food.// || They eat catus and they eat things that have moisture. || //The young and eggs can get killed by wild dogs, rats, cats, and pigs.// ||   || //The Chelonian family the tortoise is the third one in that family.// ||
 * Tortoise have claws so they can dig into the dirt or anything else. || //They have been on earth than 200 million years.// || //Tortoise is a long lived family.// || //They sometimes have flippers feet.// || //It takes 3 to 4 months to have the eggs hatch.// || They also can not float in the water. ||  || //If you find a tortoise in any places don't bring it home and Don't feed it.// || //When the animals are sick they need medicine, so the zoo keeper puts the medicine in the tomato.// || There diets can be wildflowers. || //Some tortoise are omnivores and other tortoise are herbivores.// ||   || There is about 250,000 tortoise. ||
 * They also put there legs and head in there shells for protection. ||  || //They also can weigh up to 600 pounds.// || //Its shells can help him back up after it tips.// || //The female tortoise watches the baby tortoise after they hatch for about 2 or more years.// || Tortoise live up on the water. ||   || //They are vicious.// || //It takes a nap in the midday because it is hot and it wants to be cooled inside his home.// || //They have a dull diet.// || Tortoise are cold-blooded reptiles. ||   || They only have 11 galapagos tortoise. ||
 * They have an elephant shape legs. ||  || //Desert Tortoise height is 4-6 inches.// || //The male has a longer tail than a femaile// || //The tortoise can hatch the eggs up to 100 days.// || They do not like to live in Australia. ||   || //You can't take the tortoise out of the desert.// ||   || //There other foods so they can be on diets is fruits and vegetables. Sept the fruits have to be fallen.// || //Snakes eat the tortoise baby's when they are in the eggs.// ||   ||   ||
 * //These animals are strong enough so humans can ride on them.// ||  || //They weigh about 8-15 pounds.// || //Femailes have a short tale than males.// || //Geometric Tortoise eggs are a source of food to humans.// || //Tortoise lives on land and some tortoise live on water.// ||   || //They got endangered in June 14,1976.// ||   || //Tortoise that lives in the desert likes to eat desert flowers.// || //It goes in there shell when threaten.// ||   ||   ||
 * //They are very sensitive to humans.// ||  || //There length is 9-15 inches.// ||   || //They ofton lay eggs up to 12-100.// || //Bodies are different for lands and enviorment..// ||   || //They lost 97% of there family.// ||   || //A desert adult tortoise can survive with out water for a year.// ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //They do not have webbed feet.// ||  || //They have a dome shell that is high.// ||   || //There eggs are round shape.// || //Desert tortoise lives in California and Nevada.// ||   || //There is 2,000 and 3,000 still alive today.// ||   || //There diets is dandelion and leafy weeds.// ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //They bury in soil or sand.// ||  || //It can grow to 16 inches.// ||   ||   || //They lived on Asia,Africa,South America,North America,China,and Australia.// ||   || //Tortoise didn't live on Antarctica.// ||   || //They sometimes have animal foods that are various foods that are kinds of fish,snails, and worms or insects.// ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //Tortoise don't have teeth.// ||  || //Texas Tortoise height is 8 1/2 inches.// ||   ||   || //There degrees that they have to live in is 140 F.// ||   || //They are endangered in South Africa.// ||   || //If the tortoise is in the wild they are herbivore.// ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //They have a sharp tooth up in front of there mouth. Like for an example a birds beak.// ||  || //They are a extremely long lived age.// ||   ||   || //The countrie Europe has 3 different tortoise.// ||   || //When a desert tortoise is lifted it sometimes gets out a foul-smeling liqiuid.// ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //Galapagos love anything that is red.// ||  || //There feet and head are yellow.// ||   ||   || If the tortoise lives in Madagascar they live in dry region. ||   || //If it can't get the moisture that he let go to when you picked him up. It can die.// ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //They are called "side-necked turtles".// ||  ||   ||   ||   || There is an island named Galapagos.The tortoise that is called the Galapagos tortoise. ||   || //Never pick up a Desert tortoise.// ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //They have sharp teeth.// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //There shells are sometimes covered with scutes// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //They have elephant feet because they can protect there big body weight.// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * //They have no voice.// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

This is a Galapagos tortoise.



1.They have a marine cousins name sea turtles. 2.The momma tortoise lays up to twelve eggs. 3.There life span is up to 150. 4.Tortoise can be on diets by eating grass. 5.They can be pets for people. 6.The mom well lay her legs in 90 to 120 days. 7.Male tortoise have longer neck than female tortoise. 8.There shield to protect there self's are there shell. 9.Tortoise can not swim in lakes, rivers, and oceans. 10.They also can not float in the water. 11.One Tortoise lived up to 226 years. 12.Zoos have tortoise. I found all of this at wikipedia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise 13.Tortoise live up on the water. 14.They go in the water to drink or clean there selfs off. 15.On the bottom of there feet they have scales so they can climb rocks and other sharp things. 16.Tortoise have claws so they can dig into the dirt or anything else. 17.They eat catus and they eat things that have moisture. 18.They also put there legs and head in there shells for protection. I found this at wisegeek.com.http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-turtle-and-a-tortoise.htm 19.There diets can be wildflowers. 20.They have an elephant shape legs.http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_tort.html 21.They do not like to live in Australia. 22.Tortoise can live up to 150 years.tp://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-tortoise.html 23.Tortoise is a long lived family. 24.They have a dull diet. 25.The young and eggs can get killed by wild dogs, rats, cats, and pigs. 26.There other foods so they can be on diets is fruits and vegetables. Sept the fruits have to be fallen. http://www.centralpark.com/pages/central-park-zoo/tortoises.html

27.Tortoise lives on land and some tortoise live on water. 28.Some tortoise are omnivores and other tortoise are herbivores. 29.Bodies are different for lands and enviorment. 30.Tortoise have claws so they can dig. 31.It takes 3 to 4 months to have the eggs hatch. 32.The female tortoise watches the baby tortoise after they hatch for about 2 or more years. 33.The Chelonian family the tortoise is the third one in that family. 34.//Tortoise are cold-blooded reptiles. //I found this at http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/animals/animal-facts-tortoise.htm

35.These animals are strong enough so humans can ride on them. 36.They also can weigh up to 600 pounds. 37.The tortoise can hatch the eggs up to 100 days. 38. Tortoise that lives in the desert likes to eat desert flowers. I found this at http://library.thinkquest.org/5508/Tortoises_in_General.html

39.Desert tortoise lives in California and Nevada. 40.Desert Tortoise height is 4-6 inches. 41. There population in 1950 it went down to 90%. 42.There degrees that they have to live in is 140 F. 43.They are very sensitive to humans. 44. They are very endangered species. 45.A desert adult tortoise can survive with out water for a year. 46.Desert tortoise acting and having fun time is in the summer. 47.They like fighting for food. 48.They have a dome shell that is high. 49.There length is 9-15 inches. 50.They weigh about 8-15 pounds. I found this at http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/desert_tortoise.php

51.In the 1920 there was about 1,000 tortoise living in California. 52.If you find a tortoise in any places don't bring it home and Don't feed it. 53. They are vicious. 54.You can't take the tortoise out of the desert. http://www.desertusa.com/june96/tortoiserescue.html

55.They are in the reptiles group 56.They got endangered in June 14,1976. 57.They lost 97% of there family. 58.There is 2,000 and 3,000 still alive today. 59.Geometric Tortoise eggs are a source of food to humans. 60.They are endangered in South Africa. .http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?view=c&ID=1&sp=479

61.Texas Tortoise height is 8 1/2 inches. 62.They are a extremely long lived age. http://library.thinkquets.org/5508/tortoise_in_General.html

63.There diets is dandelion and leafy weeds. 64.Snakes eat the tortoise baby's when they are in the eggs. http://www.iloveindia.com/wildlife/indian-reptiles/tortoise.html

65.They do not have webbed feet. 66. When it is hot they go under neath there tunnel. That they made. 67.They bury in soil or sand. 68. They ofton lay eggs up to 12-100. 69. There eggs are round shape. 70.They sometimes have animal foods that are various foods that are kinds of fish,snails, and worms or insects. 71.Tortoise don't have teeth. 72.They have a sharp tooth up in front of there mouth. Like for an example a birds beak. 73.Galapagos love anything that is red. 74.When the animals are sick they need medicine, so the zoo keeper puts the medicine in the tomato. 75.They are called "side-necked turtles". http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-turtle.html 76.They have been on earth than 200 million years. 77.Tortoise didn't live on Antarctica. 78. They lived on Asia,Africa,South America,North America,China,and Australia. 79.The countrie Europe has 3 different tortoise. http://animal.discovery.com/guides/reptiles/turtles/facts.html 80.They have sharp teeth. 81.It goes in there shell when threaten. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=828 82.There shells are sometimes covered with scutes. 83.When there friends try to find them. They tell tham apart by shells and feet. 84. They sometimes have flippers feet. http://www.toatllytortoise.com/tortoise-turtles-terrapin.html 85.When a desert tortoise is lifted it sometimes gets out a foul-smeling liqiuid. 86.It takes a nap in the midday because it is hot and it wants to be cooled inside his home. 87.If it can't get the moisture that he let go to when you picked him up. It can die. 88.Never pick up a Desert tortoise. http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/reptiles/4461-Desert-Tortoise 89.Its shells can help him back up after it tips. 90.It can grow to 16 inches. 91.The male has a longer tail than a femaile 92. Femailes have a short tale than males. 93.They have elephant feet because they can protect there big body weight. 94.They have no voice. 95.If the tortoise is in the wild they are herbivore. 96.//If the tortoise lives in Madagascar they live in dry region. //97.There feet and head are yellow. http//lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/radiatedtortoise.html 98.There is an island named Galapagos.The tortoise that is called the Galapagos tortoise. 99.There is about 250,000 tortoise. 100.They only have 11 galapagos tortoise. http://www.kidzworld.com/article/366-wild-things-giant-galapagos-tortoise The What is going on the world show.

Mrs.Tortly- "Hi and welcome to my show. We are here today to talk with are star of the day. Mr. Tortoise. I am going to ask him questons."

Audeience-Clap-clap-clap.

Mr.Tortoise- "Thank you for having me be here today. I am very grateful."

Mrs.Tortly- "How many kids do you have?"

Mr.Tortoise- "I have about 12 to 14 eggs and if i do that in a math problem it would be 12 times 14= 168."

Mrs.Tortly- "How old can you live up to?"

Mr.Tortoise- "We acn live up to 150 years and I am 25 years old."

Mrs.Tortly- "Oh that is very long."

Mr.Tortoise- "What do you eat? When you want to be on a diet."

Mr.Tortoise- " I eat fruit when it falls off the tree."

Mrs.Tortly- "Oh me two but the mangoes make me have a stomach ache."

Mr.Tortoise- "Here I have some medicine at home that is called pepto bismal."

Mrs.Tortly- "Is there anymore diets food that you eat?"

Mr.Tortoise- "Yeah I also eat wildflowers."

Mrs.Tortly- "My kids eat those for dinner all the time."

Mrs.Tortly- "Do all baby tortoise survive?"

Mr.Tortoise- "Some Babies get eaten by snakes. When the babies are in there eggs."

Mr.Tortoise- "Well I have to go see you soon!"

Mrs.Tortly- "OK see you 2. Well up next Monkey gone bananas because he could not go in the jungle. Lets see what he has to say about that. Stay Tune."

T-Tortoise stays up on the water and never goes under the water. O-On the bottom of there feet they have scales so they can climb rocks and other sharp things. R-Relatives are sea turtles. T-They have an elephant shape legs. O-One Tortoise lived up to 226 years. I-It takes 3 to 4 months to have the eggs hatch. S-Snakes eat the tortoise babies when they are in the eggs. E-Earth than 200 million years for tortoise.

**I am hear all alone with no one here. My family left me when I was a little baby. Right now I am on a hunt for my family. My friends said I a not going to to find them because I never saw them ones. I said oh well I am still going. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I tripped over a rock. Help Help. I am on my shell someone help me. Of course don't help me me on the road and a car is coming so fast. Let me die. Who is coming out of that car and picking me up. "Dad can we take her home?"A little girl said.
 * Dear Diary, January 12,08 **

"OK Suzie. We can take it home". Her name is Suzie and she is putting a bow on me. Listen Fuzzier or what ever your name is take this bow off me. I am a boy not a girl. I was trying to tell her that but girls do not listen to boys because they think boys are always wrong. She said I was to fat I herd her. You know what girl I think you can't fit into a shell because you are so big. I have to go to sleep because she said so and of course I am a tortoise and I can't tell her what to do.** **Dear Diary, January 13,08** **I just remember that kids and people can not take me home because I just can't.I find this other tortoise on her lawn and she said. I am not supposed to stay with her so I did something really bad.... I left her! WHOA. I can't believe I left her.Now I am on me way to mommy an daddy. Oh Hello. Who are you. I am a tortoise I am trying to find my parents.

You can't you can't find your parents because you don't know what they looked like. Oh so I am going on this trip for no reason. Yup pretty much. Are you kidding me. Wait it says in the book that you can find tortoise by there legs and shells. Here I come mommy and daddy. One step I took and I finally find them I ran so fast I tumbled my mom all the way down I was so happy. I am staying here with my family now.**