Poor diet and lack of ultraviolet solar radiation can cause a tortoise shell to deform.
it has a hard shell to protect it from preditors
no that means they have 'soft shell' that it to a vet asap!
Yes, giant tortoises are reptiles as they have thick scale-like skin, cold blood, and eggs using an amniotic sac.
A desert tortoise primarily uses its shell as a crucial body part for survival. The shell provides protection from predators and harsh environmental conditions, such as extreme temperatures. Additionally, the tortoise can burrow into the ground to escape the heat and conserve moisture, utilizing its strong limbs for digging. These adaptations help it thrive in its arid habitat.
To protect the tortoise.
His shell breaks when he has to jump to his home from up in the sky
you draw the tortoise and then rub out its body
The tortoise's shell is their home. The shell has a hard cover and can protect them when something hard hits it. If they do not have the shell, they would have died fast.
It is in the clock and it is the shell of a turtle
Unfortunately, it is a myth that turtles and tortoises can leave or change their shells. The shell is actually a hard, protective covering over the turtle or tortoise's ribs. So if you find an empty tortoise shell that means that that tortoise has died and decomposed.
A tortoise survives from danger really easily because of it's big, hard shell protects it from anything that wants to attack or eat it.
That's why I asked you