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Marginated Tortoise

Testudo marginata

The Marginated Tortoise is a slow-moving reptile with a beautiful, high dome shell. They love to bask in the sun and munch on tasty plants in their warm habitats.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Marginated Tortoise is the largest European tortoise, featuring a dark brown to black shell often bordered with yellow or cream on its scutes. Its most distinctive feature is the dramatically flared, saw-toothed rear edge of its shell, especially prominent in males.

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Marginated Tortoise
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Marginated Tortoise

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Marginated Tortoises have an incredibly flared shell edge, making them look super spiky!

These tortoises can survive small wildfires by burrowing into the earth!

They can go months without drinking water by storing it in their bodies!

This is the largest native tortoise species found in Europe!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Armored Fortress

Marginated Tortoise has a sturdy, dome-shaped shell that helps them stay safe from predators.

Fähigkeit

Desert Digger

Marginated Tortoise can dig shallow burrows because their strong legs and claws help them create shelters from heat or cold.

Fähigkeit

Sun Power

Marginated Tortoise can bask in the sun to warm up their bodies because they need external heat to be active.

Fähigkeit

Flared Shield

Marginated Tortoise has a unique flared rear shell edge that helps make them look bigger to predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
25-35 cm
Gewicht
2-5 kg
Lebenserwartung
50-100 Jahre
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-9
Brutzeit
60-100 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They munch on plants, flowers, and fruits, keeping the ecosystem tidy!

Hauptnahrung

  • grasses
  • leaves
  • wildflowers
  • fruits
  • herbs
  • weeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

Preys on eggs and young tortoises.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Scavenges tortoise eggs and small hatchlings.

eats

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Forages on its leaves and flowers.

eats

Greater Plantain

Plantago major

Consumes this common ground plant.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch from a distance and don't disturb tortoises in the wild.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Marginated Tortoise?

25-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Marginated Tortoise?

2-5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Marginated Tortoise?

50-100 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Marginated Tortoise?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Marginated Tortoise?

They munch on plants, flowers, and fruits, keeping the ecosystem tidy!

Wo findet man Marginated Tortoise normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Marginated Tortoise?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Marginated Tortoise?

2-9

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