Question

How to differentiate between turtle and tortoise?

Answer 1

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◆ turtles: they spend most of the time in water or near swampy areas.
◆ tortoise: they live on land most of the time.

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◆ turtles: they have got lighter shell.
◆ tortoise: they have got heavy shell.

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◆turtles: can live up to 20 to 40 years.
◆tortoise: can live up to 80-150 years. The longest living Tortoise is 326 years.


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hope this answer will help you to distinguish a turtle from a tortoise.

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