tortoises come from warm countries----spain,greece,italy,northafrica,australia--but theycan livein cold countries.many tortoises live in gardens in great britain and north america.

　　whenit is cold they sleep for 20--24 weeks.big toetoises can live for150 years.small toetoises can live for50 or 60 years.they eat plants.they can′t fly and they can′tclimb, but they can walk at 5kilometres perhour.