Tortoise Vs Turtles
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TORTOISES?

  1. HABITAT

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  1. APPEARANCE
  1. FOOD

semi terrestrial
(lives mostly on land by requires
a moist environment or nearby water)

fresh water

SIZE

LIMBS

  1. BEHAVIOUR

usually large in size

sturdy and pudgy
feet

not modified

Herbivores
(feed entirely on plants)

CARAPACE
(Top Shell)

Ovoid
(3D Oval shape)

Head can be completely withdrawn into shell

Moves by walking very slowly

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Provides protection for hatchlings

  1. LIFE SPAN

Average 60 to 80 years

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TURTLES?

  1. HABITAT
  1. APPEARANCE
  1. FOOD
  1. BEHAVIOUR
  1. LIFE SPAN

aquatic and marine
(in the sea)

SIZE

LIMBS

CARAPACE
(Top shell)

comparatively
smaller in size

modified into
paddles

Heart shaped

can be herbivores, carnivores
or omnivores but most are omnivores

Head is partially withdrawn into shell

Moves quickly in water using its flippers
but moves slowly in sand by paddling the sand

Offers no protection to hatchlings

Average 40 to 60 years

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LEATHERBACK
TURTLE

Largest turtle species
in the world

SIZE

Length 1.4m to 1.7m

Weigh up to 1000kg

APPEARANCE

Only species that does not have
hard shell and scales

Skin resembles rubbery leather

Have not changed in millions of years
since time of the dinosaurs

BEHAVIOUR

Swims 16000km annually to nesting grounds

Expert divers and dive up to 1200m

Can stay underwater without breathing for 85 minutes

Has sharp jaws to tear through jellyfish and salp

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