• A thirsty tortoise: After drinking rainwater, a tortoise may go as long as a year without needing more water.• Life in a tunnel: A desert tortoise spends about 95% of its life inside tunnels beneath the sand. Check out more incredible facts about desert tortoises. Scientific Name ...
Desert tortoises are a kind of tortoise that live in a small area of the United States. This lesson will teach you about desert tortoises, how they...
The Mojave Desert tortoise is present to the north and west of the Colorado River in California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. This shy reptile is rarely encountered; it spends up to 95% of the time in burrows, or hidden in rock shelters. The Mojave Desert tortoise digs its own burrows, and...
Another desert dweller is the desert tortoise, which has the ability to survive without water for months. Its bladder enables it to adapt to the extreme temperatures of the desert, and when it does find water, it can store enough to last for an extended period. Adult desert tortoises can ...