What Is the Difference Between a Turtle and a Tortoise?
turtles aquatic , can swim fine. tortoises cannot swim , live lives on dry land.
shells , plates of turtles smoother without ridges, tortoises have rougher plates ridges.
feet of turtles flatter, webbed, , adapted swimming long, sharp nails. feet of tortoise larger, rougher, flat on bottom, , short, blunt nails , no webbing.
turtles eat other living animals fish , frogs, while tortoises feed on vegetation.
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