Third Grade animal research

1. By Bridget

2. The Galapagos tortoise eats…
cactus, flowers & fruit.
remember
Cactus, flower & fruit. They are herbivores

3. 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.

4. Galapagos tortoise is 6 feet long and 4 to 5 feet wide.
FUN FACT
Galapagos tortoises are endangered.

5. 4 AWESOME FACTS
• Hatchlings weigh 3 ounces
• They do not have hard shells
• Galapagos tortoises have no natural enemies.

7. All my facts were found on http://kids.sandiegozoo.org
Thank you to the tortoises!
See next page for thank you tortoise picture.