2007-09-01 22:23:49 · 17 answers · asked by kec g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
A tortoise is a reptile, not a mammal.
2007-09-01 22:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by fictitiousness ;-) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Mammals are warm blooded and give live birth. Tortoises lay eggs!
2007-09-01 22:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are a reptile of the order Chelonia.They lay eggs and most tortoises are land animals and do not swim well.They are mainly vegetarians or herbivores.They are very long - lived if well cared for.
2007-09-01 23:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reptile=Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms.
Mammal=Any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
2007-09-01 22:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by Mark B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the tortoise is a sea reptile, and like other reptiles it lays eggs.
2007-09-01 22:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by Mark F 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A tortoise is a reptile.
2007-09-01 22:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by hermit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it lays eggs. Mammals give birth to live young.
2007-09-01 22:33:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tortoise = reptile
2007-09-01 22:28:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a reptile and its cold blooded (their body temperature changes to match the temperature in their environment).
2007-09-01 22:34:43 · answer #9 · answered by Misterz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is a reptile a mamal has warm blood and feed they young milk but reptiles are cold blooded and lay eggs
2007-09-02 02:54:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋