The tortoise moves slowly and can only climb 100 meters in an hour. It consumes less physical strength, so the metabolism is particularly slow.
When the earth is covered with ice and snow, the tortoise can't eat, just like a snake frog, and begins to hibernate for more than four months to spend the cold winter.
Besides hibernation, turtles also have the habit of sleeping in summer. In hot and dry summer, it lies in a big stone hole to slow down its heartbeat and breathing to avoid this unfavorable environment.
The tortoise is usually a person who likes sleeping. It will take a nap after climbing a few steps, and sleep for 15 or 16 hours a day, with little energy consumption.
6. The tortoise has a hard shell. When encountering foreign enemies, it will retract its head, tail and limbs into its shell to protect itself.
7. Through research, scientists also found that the reason why turtles live longer is that their cells divide into many generations than other animals. The average person has only about 50 generations, while the turtle can reach 1 10 generations.
8. It is also found that there is no carcinogenic factor in the soft-shelled turtle, so it will not cause cancer.