All About the Desert Tortoise
by Vivian
Table of Contents Introduction........................ Characteristics.................. Habitat............................... Diet.................................... Behavior............................ Defense............................. Life Cycle..........................
Introduction This book will teach you all about the desert tortoise.
Characteristics The desert tortoise is a reptile. It is a kind of turtle. It is very scaly. The desert tortoise is slow and sometimes fast.
Habitat The desert tortoise lives in the southwest desert of Africa.
Diet The desert tortoise eats plants like the cactus. It is an herbivore. The desert tortoise uses its eyesight to find food.
Behavior The desert tortoise eats all the time. It digs with its claws.
Defense The desert tortoise uses its claws to protect itself. It also hides inside its shell.
Life Cycle The desert tortoise starts as an egg. Then it hatches into a young turtle. Then it is an adult. Finally 2 desert tortoises meet in a pair.