1. Desert Tortoise
Leanna Wardenburg
By Leanna Wardenburg

2. Herbs, grasses, cacti and wildflowers.
Diet
Diet
The diet is herbs grasses cacti and wildflowers.
Herbs, grasses, cacti and wildflowers.

3. Habitat
They live in the inhabit semi-arid grasslands, gravelly desert washes, canyon bottoms and rocky hillsides 3,530 ft.

4. Reproduction
The mating season begins spring to fall with a peak of summer/ early fall.

5. Special facts
The desert tortoise is able to live where the ground temperature may exceed 140 degrees F. There populations have declined by 90% since the 1980s. It is unlawful to touch, harm, harass or collect a wild desert tortoise. 95% of desert tortoises life is spent in underground burrows.

6. Feeding
Other herbs, grasses, shrubs and the new growth of cacti and their flowers comprise a major portion of a diet.

7. Weight and length
They weigh 8-15 pounds. The length is 9-15 inches.

8. coloration
Tan to black shell with oranges centers.