Red-footed tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Red-footed tortoises may live for several decades. Although they move slowly, males may fight for females in the breeding season. The male makes sounds like a cackling hen during mating. The female digs a nest hole in sand, where it lays 4–5 white eggs. The young hatch after about 180 days.
Conservation
The survival of red-footed tortoises in the wild is threatened by hunting for food and the small number of young.
Tropical house Amazonia
Endangerment
Distribution
Habitat
Diet
Size
Lifespan
Up to over 100 years
Scientific classification
Order: Testudines
Family: Testudinidae