Galapagos+Tortoise

__**Common Name:**__ Galapagos Tortoise __**Scientific name:**__ ? __**Vertebrate:**__ reptile __**Habitat:**__ __**Range:**__ __**Physical Characteristics:**__ __**Diet:**__ __**Behavior and Adaptations:**__ __**Reproduction:**__
 * Some tortoises live on hot dry islands
 * Others live on cooler wetter islands
 * Galapagos island
 * 600 miles off the equator
 * eastern Pacific Ocean
 * brown shells marked with black patterns
 * 100 to 600 pounds
 * 4-5 feet across
 * herbivores
 * cactus
 * fruit
 * vines
 * grasses
 * can store food and water very well
 * Can pull in head,tail,legs for protection
 * cold blooded
 * extremely peaceful
 * spend time soaking up sun
 * lay eggs in hole in the ground
 * eggs hatch
 * cover nest then leave
 * if temperature is high -males
 * if temp. is low - females

=Citations= ~http://kidsplanet.com ~Renee C. Rebman. Turtles and Tortoises. New York: Marshall Cavendis Benchmark.2007