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What's the difference between a turtle and tortoise?
Differences between turtles and tortoises include:
- Turtles primarily live in water (fresh water and oceans) and so have webbed front feet or flipper-like fins to make swimming easier.
- Tortoises live almost exclusively on land, so do not have flippers, but normal feet without webbing, often with sharp claws for digging. They only enter water to drink or wash themselves off, and can in fact drown in strong currents. They may be found in arid areas.
- Turtles tend to have flatter shells than tortoises, while tortoises have a more domed shell.
- Turtles can be omnivorous, eating both plants and insects; tortoises eat only plants and leaves and other vegetation, so they are herbivorous, especially preferring moisture-bearing vegtation.
- Turtles can migrate from one place to another, swimming mighty oceans; tortoises tend to stay in one area.
- Baby tortoises move from their nest to their mother's burrow very soon after hatching. Turtles stay in the original nest for 90-100 days.
- Tortoises have a much longer life span (80-150 years) than turtles (20-40 years)
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What is the diffrence between a turtle and a tortoise?
In a biological respect, a tortoise is a kind of turtle, but not all turtles are tortoises. Tortoises occupy their own taxonomic family, called testudinidae. All types of la…nd and aquatic turtles come in a wide range of sizes, colors, and shapes. Sometimes the name "terrapin" refers to those animals that fall somewhere between a turtle and tortoise, because they live in swampy areas or begin life underwater and eventually move to dry land. Turtles may live in freshwater, the ocean, or brackish ponds and marshland. Their front feet might be fins or merely webbed toes with streamlined back feet to help them swim. Turtles have flatter backs than tortoises, and may spend all or part of their lives underwater. They mate and lay eggs underwater or on the shore. Some turtles sun themselves on logs, rocks, or sandy banks. During cold weather, they burrow in mud and go into torpor, a state similar to hibernation. Sea turtles migrate great distances. They are more often omnivorous, eating plants, insects, and fish.
How do turtles differ from tortoise?
Turtles are mostly aquatic or marine reptiles with a streamlined body and shell for swimming also has webbed feet. Tortoises on the other hang are slow walking land rept…iles with domed shells
Difference between tortoise and turtle?
Tortoises live in Land, whereas Turtles live in freshwater ponds. Tortoises feed on leaves whereas Turtles feed on fish,plants etc
What is the difference between turtle and tortoise?
While similar (both have shells) the tortoise lives on land, and is a herbivore. The turtle lives in water, and is an omnivore. They can be distinguished by the shape of their… shells- turtles are streamlined for swimming and diving, tortoises are dome shaped.
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Whats the difference between a turtle and tortoise?
A division of reptiles, called chelonians, includes turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. For the most part, the difference between a turtle and tortoise is more of a rough seman…tic category than a strict taxonomic separation. Colloquially, both biologists and lay people use the word, "turtle" to mean all chelonians. In general, turtles live in or near the water and have adapted to swim by holding their breath underwater. Tortoises live primarily in arid regions, built for storing their own water supply and walking on sandy ground. In a biological respect, a tortoise is a kind of a turtle, but not all turtles are tortoises. Tortoises occupy their own taxonomic family, called testudinidae. All types of land and aquatic turtles come in a wide range of sizes, colors, and shapes. Sometimes the name "terrapin" refers to those animals that fall somewhere between a turtle and tortoise, because they live in swampy areas or begin life underwater and eventually move to dry land.
Difference between turtle and tortoise?
Turtles live in or near to water while tortoises live on dry land.
What is the difference between turtles and tortoises?
Turtles live most of there life in the see and Tortoises live on land most of their lifes Turtles have flippers while tortoises have claws.
Is tortoise shell and turtle shell different?
No. A tortoise and a turtle are the same animal. People make the distinction based on the locations where they generally live. There will be a slight difference in their shell…s because they live in different environments but there will be no major differences.
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Difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
A turtle is typically found in or near the water, a tortoise is a dry land animal that can be found in the desert.
What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
Tortoises occupy their own taxonomic family, called testudinidae. All types of land and aquatic turtles come in a wide range of sizes, colors, and shapes. Sometimes the na…me "terrapin" refers to those animals that fall somewhere between a turtle and tortoise, because they live in swampy areas or begin life underwater and eventually move to dry land. Turtles may live in freshwater, the ocean, or brackish ponds and marshland. Their front feet might be fins or merely webbed toes with streamlined back feet to help them swim. Turtles have flatter backs than tortoises, and may spend all or part of their lives underwater. They mate and lay eggs underwater or on the shore. Some turtles sun themselves on logs, rocks, or sandy banks. During cold weather, they burrow in mud and go into torpor, a state similar to hibernation.
What is the difference between turtle and terrapin and tortoise?
tortoise live on land,on sand. turtles live in water. and terrapin live on both. you already know the difference between tortoise and turtle.but you dont know the difference b…etween terrapin. well,terrapin has a long neck and soft shell.
What is difference between tortoise and turtle?
a turtle swims in the sea and has a long neck tortoises live on land and get very big
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What is a difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
tortoise is bigger. and MOST types of tortoise lives on land and the turtle lives in water and land. tortoise claw is pointy so as its mouth! the beak?
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What is the difference between a tortoise and a sea turtle?
a tortoise is smaller than a sea turtle No,a sea turtle is SMALLER than a tortoise
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What are the similarities between turtles and tortoises?
both are reptiles and testudines. their limbs are quite similar 2 Turtles and tortoises make up the order Testudines in the class Reptilia. Tortoises make up the family …Testudinidae in the order Testudines. Tortoises live entirely on land. Aquatic turtles come onto land to mate and lay eggs, and some hibernate in burrows during the winter. Turtles and tortoises are cold blooded except for Leatherback sea turtles that produce internal heat in their muscles while swimming. Most turtles are omnivores, although some seagoing turtles are carnivores. Tortoises are generally herbivores, although some have been known to scavenge carrion. Tortoises and turtles are toothless, but have hard rough tongues and plates on their jaws with which they are able to grind their food. Tortoises have much thicker and heavier shells that tortoises. Aquatic turtles that seldom leave the water have the lightest and thinnest shells. Turtles and tortoises are very similar in anatomy and physical characteristics. Turtles and tortoises have much in common, as tortoises are a branch from the much larger group of turtles. Features include a bone shell, and a neck that buckles in an 'S' curve in order to pull the head back and protect it - although sea turtles have a very reduced ability to pull their heads back.
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What are the differences and similarities between turtles and tortoises?
one is land and one is water! one is land and one is water!
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How are turtles and tortoises different?
Tortoise do not live in water