Tortoise

Tortoise is a very small animal.A tortoise's shell is made up of 60 different bones all connected to each other. The top of a tortoise's shell is called a “carapace”. The underside of the shell is called a “plastron”. Tortoises have extremely strong mouths but no teeth instead they have horny type beaks. Tortoises have good all round vision and a very good sense of smell. Tortoises are cold-blooded – they draw heat from their environment and are more active during the day than at night.Tortoises can live a very long time, some to the ripe old age of 150. However, the average age a tortoise can live to ranges from 90 to 150 years. They eat grass, ferns, flowers, tree leaves and fruits.