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as far as i am aware no tortoise can swim (although they may be able to float around but i dont sugest you try it) turtles can swim, turtles look much like a tortoise but have flippers instead of feet and are a semi aquatic reptile
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∙ 12y agoNO but when some tortoises are young they can due to their hollow shells.
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∙ 13y agoNo, it can walk through water as long as the water is not any higher than the top of its legs and never have water deeper than one and a half centimetres in a tortoise pen/vivarium
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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
Which lives mostly on land - the turtle or tortoise?
The tortoise is the land-dweller. Turtles are primarily aquatic.
What four legged animal can not swim?
Gorillas are the only animal in the world that can not swim. This is due to their low center of gravity.
Who is odd in frog crab fish tortoise?
Odd one is: Fish (can't live outside water!)Frog, Tortoise, Crab - can survive both in water as well as on land
Can a tortuous swim?
If you meant 'tortoise' and not 'tortuous'...The majority of land tortoises are unable to swim, as they do not have limbs or bodies built for this kind of activity and lack the webbed feet used by the aquatic turtles. If a tortoise falls into deep water, like a pond or river, then they tend to sink like a stone and drown.However, tortoises do enjoy bathing in water, and will wade in very shallow water. As long as the water level is not above the tortoises head, they are safe.If a tortoise is kept as a pet, it is important to provide a shallow dish of water for it to drink from and stand in. It is essential that the dish is the correct shape and position so it will not tip over when the tortoise tries to climb back out again.There are one or two species of tortoise that are able to float, and maybe swim a little way using a "doggy paddle" style, but these are few and far between and not normally kept as pets.Read more: Can_tortoises_swim
How fast can a giant tortoise swim?
zero, a tortoise cant swim, because its a TORTOISE not a turtle, tortoise are land species and turtles are water species
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
Which lives mostly on land - the turtle or tortoise?
The tortoise is the land-dweller. Turtles are primarily aquatic.
Does turtle swim?
yes, tortoise crawls
What do you do if your tortoise falls in the pool?
let it swim
Can a tortoise live only on land?
Yes, there are desert tortoise.
How do you spell tortoise?
That is the correct spelling of tortoise (land turtle).
The Aldabra tortoise is the largest land turquoise in the world what is another name for this tortoise?
The GiANT TORTOiSE..
Do tortoises live only on land?
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.
What four legged animal can not swim?
Gorillas are the only animal in the world that can not swim. This is due to their low center of gravity.
What one lives in the water turtles or tortoise?
Turtles, a Tortoise lives on land
Do Russian tortoise bite?
Well no land tortoises can swim but they love to go into luke warm baths and they run around and do their buissness
