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media type="custom" key="18939318" Chania Williams Ms.Swanner Giant Tortoise

What is that loud noise!? I woke up when I heard strange splashes of water in my back yard. So I looked out of my window and what did I see? It was a giant tortoise g ulping down water like he had never drank water before! I was very surprised and then I thought for a minute, this animal is a Giant Tortoise. I quickly changed all my clothes and went outside. Then it started to come toward me. I was trying to walk away but it kept following meit was hugeso I decided to get a scale to wheigh his shell. Him shell weighed 550 pounds there are about 3,000 to 5,000 tortoises still alive. The Giant tortoise is the largest tortoise in the whole world. I guess you are endangerd little guy. No wonder you're drinking like you've never drank before. Poachers killed your family and you have no food or water. I'm so sorry. It says here that you are a vegetarian. I gave him some leaves and he ate it in one gulp!

The Giant tortoise started to dig a hole. Then he layed some eggs. I guess you are a she instead of a he. Oh!!!!! So now I know you came here to lay your eggs so that the gulls,rats,pigs, and cats that eat tortoise eggs won't be able to find yours. They will be well hidden. Did you know that there was a tortoise just like you who lived to be 200 years old? I bet it was as big and pretty as you are. I wonder if it was a he or a she and if any of the babies are still alive. Maybe you are one of its babies.

Did you ever live on Galapagos island? That is where all tortoises live. I wonder how tortoises communicate. Do you make very loud sounds or just dont talk? Okay lets talk abouut where will you go. Did you all ready mate? Do you know what. Where will your babies live. I really dont want it to get hurt.

what will they eat. Where will they sleep and will you be there when your eggs hatch?I've never took care of a Giant tortoise and it's babies. You know what you are more behaved than my brothers. And also my parents don't want to take care of tortoise and it's babies because we had tortoises and they kept on eating each other and now we just have a turtle.

Oh no, my mom and dad are coming hide, hide now! ''Chania, what are you doing? , Mom called.What are you doing?'' I asked. Mom and dad started looking suspioI'm hiding a tortoise what! Okay look Giant tortoise it just came here to lay her eggs okay you can keep them but take good care of it okay. yes! What are your characteristics is it mothers do not are for there baby when they hatch and that tortoises are a verterbrate. I guess you have to go. I will miss you and take good care of your babies please come back and vist me and stayout of trouble good bye ' toc media type="custom" key="19075004"