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Tortoise

Tortoises (/ˈtɔːrtəs.ɪz/ TOR-təs-iz) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other testudines, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly…

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Edges272
Triples137
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 45
Tortoise → Antoinette, Ballasina, Barbour, Chambers, Chimiara, DC, Dekker, Donato, Ernst, Evolution, February, Frankfurt, Gene Sequences, Genus Testudo, Gerlach, Giant Tortoise, Giant Tortoises, Indian Ocean, Inferred, ISBN
related to Distribution · 16
Tortoise → Australasia, Despite, Eurasia, Madagascar, Many, Mediterranean, Most, North America, Once, Pacific, Part, Saharan Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, They, Tortoises
related to In human culture · 13
Tortoise → Avatar, Early Christians, Great Flood, He, In Hinduism, In Judaism, Kurma, Like, Matsya Avatara, Sanskrit, Satya Yuga, Vedic, Vishnu
related to Terminology · 12
Tortoise → Differences, English, General American, Herpetologists, Ichthyologists, In America, Malaclemys, Terrapene, Testudines, Testudinidae, The American Society, These
related to Life cycle · 11
Tortoise → Egg-laying, For, Incubation, It, Juvenile, Moreover, Most, The, They, Upon, V-shaped
related to Diet · 6
Tortoise → Certain, Different, However, Pet, Too, Tortoises
related to Gallery · 6
Tortoise → African, Baby Testudo, Geochelone, Oakland ZooPair, Tanzanian, Testudo
related to Behavior · 5
Tortoise → Because, Communication, In, Tactile, Tortoises
related to Brain · 5
Tortoise → Central, Red-footed, South America, Studies, The
related to External links · 5
Tortoise → Conservation, Family Testudinidae, Live Tortoise Stream, The Reptiles DatabaseChelonia, Tortoises

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Tortoiseis amatter of debate0.90text
decision makinginstance ofan area that humans use for actions0.80text
Megalochelysinstance ofbelonging to different genera0.80text
Chelonoidisinstance ofbelonging to different genera0.80text
Centrochelysinstance ofbelonging to different genera0.80text
Aldabrachelysinstance ofbelonging to different genera0.80text
Cylindraspisinstance ofbelonging to different genera0.80text
and Hesperotestudoinstance ofbelonging to different genera0.80text
Tortoiserelated to BehaviorCommunication0.60section
Tortoiserelated to BehaviorBecause0.60section
Tortoiserelated to BehaviorTortoises0.60section
Tortoiserelated to BehaviorTactile0.60section

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