Tortoises

         

TORTOISES

Tortoises live entirely on land. They will eat slug and grubs, but most of there food are vegetables.They have no proper teeth,only sharp,bony edges to the jaws,Some are quite tiny and other are big enough for a man to rid on. Some of the fossil tortoises were bigger still .The largest tortoises come from the Galapagos Islands. They had no enemies there ,right out in the middle of the ocean,and have been able to survive though they slow and stupid.These great tortoises are among the longest living creatures in the world .No one no how long they can live, but some at least are know to be much more than a hundred year of old.