RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES: 1 – 100 YEARS OLD
LATIN NAME
Chelonoidis carbonaria
DIET
Their diet consists of a variety of fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, grasses and flowers.
LIFECYCLE
The peak time for courtship and reproduction is the early wet season in April and May. Females lay clutches of 2-7 eggs.
INTERESTING FACTS
The Catholic Church allows tortoises to be eaten on fasting days when most meats are forbidden such as Lent.