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Tortoises are cold-blooded - just like other reptiles. They have a relatively poor diet - consisting of (mainly) green leafy vegetable matter in the wild. The poor nutrition, coupled with the fact the need to bask in sunlight to give them enough body heat to allow them to move, makes them sluggish. However - once warmed enough - they can actually move at a fairly rapid pace !
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∙ 15y agoBecause they contain a special chemical which attractes the opposite sex; this chemical means they are slow in order to enable them to catch their partner!
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∙ 14y agoBecause the tortoise is slow at land and the tortoise is well of walking on land
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∙ 12y agothey walk slow because of there heavy shell on their back
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∙ 14y agobecause there shell is very heavy
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How fast does a desert tortoise travel?
moves very slowly with its 4 legs
How a tortoise moves?
slug
Which creatures moves slowly?
A slug moves slowly and so does a snail
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How turtle its moves?
slowly
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Glaciers move slowly.
What are words that descibe how a pachyderm moves?
It moves slowly and steadily.
What are things that move slowly that start with an i?
The inchworm moves slowly. It begins with the letter i.
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How far would a tortoise move in half a day if the tortoise moves approximately 0.2 mph?
As you have indicated, the tortoise moves 0.2mph, which is equal to one fifth of a mile in one hour. One mile will be traveled by the tortoise in five hours. Half a day is 12 hours, so 0.2 x 12 = 2.4 miles. A tortoise, traveling at 0.2 mph would travel 2.4 miles in half a day.
How slow is a Land Tortoise?
Land tortoises travel slowly but can sometimes manage human walking speeds
What hangs upside down and moves slowly?
Sloths do
