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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 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 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.
Difference between turtle and tortoise?
Turtles live in or near to water while tortoises live on dry land.
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 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.
What are the differences and similarities between turtles and tortoises?
one is land and one is water! one is land and one is water!
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.
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 same between a turtle and a tortoise?
Some things are: structure is similar Reptiles shell There are more similarities but, I am not an expert at this topic.
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?
What is difference between turtle or tortoise?
turtles live only in the water. tortoises live only on land. terrapins spend their lives in and out of the water.
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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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.
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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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How do you tell the difference between a tortoise and a turtle?
you can tell... if you ask lady gaga
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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.
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What is the differences between the turtle and tortoise limbs?
The difference is that turtle limbs are made for swimming and tortoise limbs are not.