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Yeah. If you would take a look at a picture of a red eared slider, and then of a gopher tortoise, what differences can you see? Well, the tortoise has bigger, more elephant-like legs, used for walking on land. The shell is more of a dome shape. The turtle, on the other hand, has webbed feet and a streamlined shell-he's built for swimming. The tortoise can't swim, it'll sink.
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Can tortoises live entirely in water?
No ! Tortoises are LAND dwellers - only seeking out water to drink !
What are hardshelled reptiles that live only on land?
Tortoises, you're a jerk.
Will tortoise live in seawater?
No. Tortoises are purely terrestrial. (They only live on land). Tortoises get most of their moisture from the plants they eat, but also occasionally drink fresh water.
What turtles live on just land?
Tortoises belong to the family, Testudinidae, of land-dwelling turtles in the order Testudines. Despite popular belief, than turtles live in the sea, and tortoises live on land, tortoises are in fact turtles. They are not a separate group.
Difference between tortoise and turtle?
Turtles live in or near to water while tortoises live on dry land.
Are turtles and tortoises the same thing?
Tortoises and Turtles are both in the reptilia genus and both have similarities but tortoises live on land wile turtles live in water.
Tortoise can stay in the water sometimeHow does tortoise do that?
there are tortoises and turtles tortoises live on land and turtles swim and sometimes live underwater
Can a turtle live on land?
Their eggs are laid IN the the sand, so, yes :( Turtles do need land because they arent like fish with gils so they need to breath above water, like humans they dont live in the water everyday.
What is the difference between turtles and tortoises?
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.
How long can cold blooded animals live?
Some giant land tortoises of the Galapagos Islands live to be 400 years.
What does a marine tortoise eat?
there is no such thing as a marine tortoise. all tortoises live on land all sea turtles live in the ocean sea turtles eat fish and jellyfish tortoises mostly eat grasses
What are the only reptiles with their bodies encased within a bony covering?
turtles and tortoises, which are land turtles.
