tc-desert-tortoise

=** __desert tortoise__ x.D ** =

Scientific Name:reptilia
 ===__Physical description__:hard shell ,move very slowly ,has four legs ,bones built with the shell has no teeth has a sharp mouth to chew foods. === 

__Range__:in mexico,southern california,southern nevada,and arizona
===__Diet__:They are vegiterians the only eat veggitalbes such as coliflower,brocoili,nonopend peas,friut such as canalope ,watermealen,bannas,grapes and many others. ===  ===__Behavior & adaptations to its way of life__:the adaptions of tortoises life is that they have very diffrent charecteristics than other tortoises to survive in the desert.and their Behavior is if they have not had any contact with humans they may bite and if they have exspierence with humans then they won't bite and they will be nice and won't bite. ===  ===__How it reproduces__:how tortoises reproduce is when all tortoises are born they all come with diffrent characteristics and flat bottoms too their shells then after a cuple months they start too change their height and weight when they are first born they weight less then 3kg.then when they grow they get too weigh about 7 too 9kg.Only as a baby then they start too grow aboutfrom baby size which is about the size of a quarter and get about 1 in taller. ===  ===__Relationship to other animals (predator/prey, parasite, etc.):__When ever they smell a preditor they always hide in the grass or they hide in their shell until the preditor goes awayand for their prey they have none but veggies they don't eat anything but veggies and fruits. ===  ===__Relationship to people__:If they have had contact with people they won't bite but if they have not had any contact or exsperience with humans then they will bite or atleat try to bite. === <span style="color: rgb(0, 209, 255); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 253);"> ===<span style="color: rgb(0, 209, 255); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 253);">__History__:How tortoises started off was when dinosaurs started they were just like lizards then after lizard and anfibiansreptiles were born and are still alive til' this very moment. ===

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 209, 255); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 253);">tortoises may fairly often may only go too the bathroom every other month.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 209, 255); background-color: rgb(246, 246, 253);">Citations :
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Tortoise