The Galapagos Tortoise

All About Galapagos TORTOISEBy Bridget

All About The Galapagos TortoiseThe Galapagos tortoise eats…

cactus, flowers & fruit.

remember

Cactus, flower & fruit. They are herbivores

The Galapagos Tortoise Lives…

The galapagos tortoise lives in the Galapagos islands. They are born with extra armor which they lose later when they are fully grown. When they are adults they have no natural predators.

Big Gentle Giants

Galapagos tortoise is 6 feet long and 4 to 5 feet wide.

FUN FACT

Galapagos tortoises are endangered.

INTERESTING!

4 AWESOME FACTS• Hatchlings weigh 3 ounces• They do not have hard shells• Galapagos tortoises have no natural enemies.

My Resources

All my facts were found on http://kids.sandiegozoo.org

Thank you to the tortoises!

See next page for thank you tortoise picture.