TORTOISE 001 · Turtles & Tortoises
Russian tortoise
Testudo horsfieldiiA powerful burrower crossing the dry country of Central Asia
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TORTOISE 001Russian tortoiseTestudo horsfieldiiA powerful burrower crossing the dry country of Central AsiaLifespanOften 40 to 50+ yearsPrimary dietHerbivore, fibrous leaves and grassesTORTOISE 002Hermann's tortoiseTestudo hermanniA slow traveller through Mediterranean scrub and sunny woodland edgesLifespanOften 50+ yearsPrimary dietHerbivore, high-fibre herbs and leavesTORTOISE 003Sulcata tortoiseCentrochelys sulcataA giant grazer excavating long refuges across the SahelLifespanOften 50 to 70+ yearsPrimary dietHerbivore, primarily grasses and fibrous plantsBOX TURTLE 001Yellow-margined box turtleCuora flavomarginataA leaf-litter forager moving through humid East Asian woodlandLifespanPotentially several decadesPrimary dietOmnivorous, plants and invertebratesAQUATIC TURTLE 001Red-eared sliderTrachemys scripta elegansA resilient North American turtle now established in urban waters worldwideLifespanOften 20 to 40 yearsPrimary dietOmnivorous, with more plant matter as it maturesAQUATIC TURTLE 002Reeves's turtleMauremys reevesiiA freshwater turtle of East Asian ponds, ditches and slow waterLifespanOften 20 to 30+ yearsPrimary dietOmnivorous