3 ms·
I'm fascinated that tortoises are in fact reptilian since I'd previously thought that reptiles were a strictly meat-eating class. Also that an ancient battle fo
by winchling 7y ago
I'm fascinated that tortoises are in fact reptilian since I'd previously thought that reptiles were a strictly meat-eating class. Also that an ancient battle formation was named after them.
- delhanty 7y agoMarine iguanas, found on Galapagos, are another counter-example to reptiles being strictly meat-eating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_iguana#Feeding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_iguana#Feeding >The marine iguana forages almost exclusively on red and green algae in the inter- and subtidal zones.
- sockpuppet999 7y agoTortoises are mostly vegetarian although I've seen them eat garden snails. Turtles however are cold blooded predators that eat meat all the time