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Do giant tortoises see color? do they have the 5 > senses? do they have special adaptions? do you know any other > interesting facts that could help me for my report?

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All turtles/tortoises can see in color and do have 5 senses, though they can use them in different ways and degrees than humans can. If you want to learn a lot about giant tortoises, check out

http://www.gct.org/tortoise

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