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The female tortoise will leave the eggs to fend for themselves.
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There are 11 different speices of Galapagos Tortoises
There used to be14 different kinds of tortoises but three of those species were killed by sailors 300 years ago.
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It takes four to eight months for the eggs to hatch.
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The Galapagos Tortoise lays anywhere from 2 to 20 eggs.
The female digs a trench about a foot deep in soft sand.
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A baby Galapagos Tortoise can sit in the palm of your hand.
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Galapagos Tortoise eggs are about the size of a tennis ball.
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Saddleback tortoises have longer necks.
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A Galapogos Tortoise can have a domed shell or a saddleback shell
The more food the tortoise eats determines his shell shape. Domed tortoises have access to more food.
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Galapagos Tortoise can go for a year without eating.
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Tortoises are ectotherms.
Ectotherm is a fancy name for being cold blooded.
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The Galapagos Tortoise can walk 0.2 miles an hour
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Tortoise's legs are built for digging.
It digs a hole to lay its eggs
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A tortoise's shell is made up of two layers
The top layer or hard layer is the Carapace, the bottom layer is the Plastron.
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Galapagos tortoise can be gray or black.
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Male Galapagos Tortoises can weigh up to 600 pounds.
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Galapagos tortoises are relatives of the alligator.
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Galapagos Tortoises are found only on the island of Galapagos
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It takes 40 years for the animal to grow to its full size.
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The weather determines the gender of the tortoise.
If the weather is cool more males are hatched if the weather is hot more females hatch.
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