Really hot
That's a good answer, but to be a bit more detailed, it can get in up to 130+ degrees, and desert tortoises can withstand ground temps of 140, not they should be subject to such torture. These high temps are one reason tortoises dig burrows, which can be up to 10ft deep. Theses endangered creatures are amazing! I have so much respect for them!
"The desert tortoise is a herbivore."
A desert tortoise is a herbivore.
The desert tortoise is considered (2014) as a threatened species.
Desert tortoises are found in the dry, hot deserts of the American southwest and Mexico, primarily in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.
Desert tortoises live in the hot ojave and Sonoran deserts. They spend about 95% of their lives in underground burrows to escape the heat.
Yes, the desert tortoise is a vegetarian, it eats only plants.
The desert tortoise is a native of parts of the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.
Desert tortoises live in the hot ojave and Sonoran deserts. They spend about 95% of their lives in underground burrows to escape the heat.
The desert tortoise spends nearly 95% of its life underground to avoid the heat.
Yes, a desert tortoise is a consumer as are all animals that live in the desert.
A desert tortoise would be a first level consumer.
Yes, there are desert tortoise.