Found in parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Madagascar, and a wide array of islands, tortoises are explicitly land dwelling turtles. Tortoises use their large, spacious shells as a defense mechanism, and can withdraw all their limbs inside of it when threatened.
History:
Tortoises have been around for millions of years. In fact, the oldest tortoise fossils date back to the Eocene Period, which was 34 to 56 million years ago. Unfortunately, many tortoise species are either threatened, vulnerable, or endangered, primarily due to human activity. More specifically, tortoises are suffering from either a loss, degradation, or fragmentation of their natural habitat.
Absolutely gorgeous and realistic detail. My boy loves it!