Tuataras are dinosaurs, they are reptiles. Some are kept on islands, far away from predators.
They are green and scaly and as hard as elephants. Some can be as wrinkly as someone flax weaving. All tuataras have claws.
At night tuatara are nocturnal, they have eyes that widen to give the tuatara good vision while hunting for food. Tuatara will die if they get too hot. Can they shed skin? Yes they can shed skin. The tuatara can hibernate. In cold weather they hibernate so they can keep warm. When the tuatara is cold, it's heart beats only once a few minutes! The tuatara can live up to 100 years or over. They can have burrows with sea birds in them. Can the tuatara camouflage like a chameleon? Yes it can camouflage because it can on the forest floor.
I love tuatara because they are a special species in New Zealand.
Emily-Jane
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ReplyDeleteTuataras are dinosaurs, they are reptiles. Some are kept on islands, far away from predators.
They are green and scaly and as hard as elephants. Some can be as wrinkly as someone flax weaving. All tuataras have claws.
At night tuatara are nocturnal, they have eyes that widen to give the tuatara good vision while hunting for food. Tuatara will die if they get too hot. Can they shed skin? Yes they can shed skin. The tuatara can hibernate. In cold weather they hibernate so they can keep warm. When the tuatara is cold, it's heart beats only once a few minutes! The tuatara can live up to 100 years or over. They can have burrows with sea birds in them. Can the tuatara camouflage like a chameleon? Yes it can camouflage because it can on the forest floor.
I love tuatara because they are a special species in New Zealand.
Emily-Jane