Vocabulary Practice: Tortoises (1)

Generally, tortoises have a very long ......... span. They can live to be 100 years old!

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Tortoises are also called ......... turtles because they don't live in oceans like their cousins the sea turtles.

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Tortoises have hard ......... on their backs that protect them from predators.

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When pregnant, female tortoises dig ......... in the ground. They will then lay eggs in these.

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Most tortoises are herbivores. This means that their ......... generally consist of plants and not animals.

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Tortoises are very ......... animals because they don't move very quickly at all.

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Tortoises often hide within their shells when they are ......... and feel threatened.

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Tortoises are generally gentle animals and don't normally ......... people. This means that they don't use their teeth to pierce human skin.

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Tortoises need ......... because UVA and UVB rays are important in order for them to be healthy.

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There is a popular children's fable called the Tortoise and the .......... The moral of this story is that a slow and steady pace always wins in the race called life.

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