Tortoise (testudinidae)

Tortoise ... or testudinidae!


Tortoise are land animals, and can be found in all parts  of the world. A mother will lay a clutch of eggs from one to thirty, and cover them up and leave them to hatch. The baby will break out of the shell with its egg tooth, and begin learning life in the wild. One tortoise lived to be 165 years old. As of today, there is said to be a tortoise living on the island of Helena that is 176 years old, making him the oldest animal in the world.


For the most part, tortoises are herbivores, but some eat worms and bugs as part of a regular diet.