Turtles have the following protections:
You can support the organizations that are in for protecting all the turtles from being extinct, especialy the ones for the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtles. There were only four individuals found, two died on 2006(?) and 2008 (one on each year.
so now, only two are alive...
one is 80 (female) and the other one's 100 (more than, actually) (male)
The turtles shell is to protect it from would-be attackers. for example, Birds of Prey like to eat turtle, but with the shell, it is protected from most of the attackers that try to eat it. however, some animals have evolved to find a way to crack a turtles shell.
turtles have brown shells so they blend with the bottom of the pond
When attacked the tortoise hides in its hard shell which does not allow the attacker to attack it.
a tortoise will survive off vegetation and water but in the dessert they just eat plant life for food and water
i thinks it w/ their giant shell thing...
Shell, I guess.
the shell
It's shell.
Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise was created in 1835.
The Giant Tortoise
the average life span of a giant tortoise is100-150 years old
i might be wrong but...i believe it is the aldabra giant tortoise... :)
no
it protect itself by using it's sharp claws
1. Galapagos Giant tortoise 2. Giant tortoise
The giant tortoise is a vertebrate, not an invertebrate.
Réunion giant tortoise was created in 1783.
Arnold's giant tortoise was created in 1982.
The tortoise uses its shell to protect itself from any possible threat. Tortoises are well-known for their slow speed in movements.
Giant Pandas can protect itslef by being violent. They can use there claws and their growl to defend itself.
Domed Mauritius giant tortoise was created in 1873.
Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise was created in 1835.
it fights back
To protect the tortoise.
Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise was created in 1873.