A giant tortoise can go a very long time without eating or drinking.
It can last many months without food or water by storing what it needs inside its body.
🐢 Amazing Tortoise Facts
Tortoises are slow land animals that carry a hard shell on their back.
Some giant tortoises at zoos can live over 150 years.
These slow, gentle tortoises live longer than any person. One tortoise could meet your great-great-grandchildren one day!
A desert tortoise digs a burrow to escape the heat.
It hides underground where it is cooler, then comes out when the sun is not so strong.