Vocabulary Practice: Tortoises (1)
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Generally, tortoises have a very long ..... span. They can live to be 100 years old!
Tortoises are also called ..... turtles because they don't live in oceans like their cousins, the sea turtles.
Tortoises have hard ..... on their backs that protect them from predators.
When pregnant, female tortoises dig ..... in the ground. They will then lay eggs in these.
Most tortoises are herbivores. This means that their ..... generally consists of plants and not animals.
Tortoises are very ..... animals because they don't move very quickly at all.
Tortoises often hide within their shells when they are ..... and feel threatened.
Tortoises are generally gentle animals and don't normally ..... people. This means that they don't use their mouths and beaks to pierce human skin.
Tortoises need ..... because UVA and UVB rays are important in order for them to be healthy.
There is a popular children's fable called the Tortoise and the ...... The moral of this story is that a slow and steady pace always wins in the race called life.
