How to Use desert tortoise in a Sentence

desert tortoise

noun

• Species like the Sonoran desert tortoise can’t flee the fast-moving fire.
  — Erin Stone, azcentral, 22 June 2020
• Each container holds about six of the 69 desert tortoises that came from the zoo.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
• Locals says the base knows every desert tortoise and jackrabbit that hops the fence.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
• Few species are equipped to handle a hot and dry climate better than the desert tortoise.
  — Luke Runyon, azcentral, 9 Feb. 2020
• But desert tortoises don’t care if a place looks cool to humans.
  — Sammy Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2023
• The researchers posit that this is because the ticks came off desert tortoises, which don’t contract the fever.
  — Karla Moeller, Slate Magazine, 27 June 2017
• To beat the heat, the desert tortoise builds underground tunnels in the sand, spending 95 percent of their lives there.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2022
• Using their sharp nails and strong legs, the desert tortoise can effectively dig tunnels that reach up to 30 feet in length.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2022
• Several times a day, zookeepers at the Phoenix Zoo hose down desert tortoises.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2023
• The Sonoran desert tortoise relies on such bursts in forage to survive in its arid homeland.
  — Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2020
• Family says that their desert tortoise makes a perfect pet.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• The revered surrounding area is home to a Joshua tree forest and provides key habitats for the desert bighorn sheep, desert tortoise, and Gila monster.
  — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
• Joining the beleaguered list are the yucca night lizard, which lives under the branches of the tree, pinion pine, manzanita, bighorn sheep, and the desert tortoise.
  — Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 15 June 2020
• After 15 to 20 million years roaming this land, the desert tortoise is in danger of going extinct.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
• This Mojave desert tortoise has survived at least two wildfires that have burned through his habitat in southern Utah!
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• Gazelles, jackals, desert tortoises and songbirds—not seen in the region for years—are returning.
  — Aryn Baker / Mbar Toubab, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
• Some animals, like the desert tortoise in the southwestern United States, spend much of their time underground.
  — Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• The Mojave desert tortoise is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• Around 95% of desert tortoises in the wild do not survive the first five years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
• The species has been added to the Red List and listed as critically endangered, the same designation as its close cousin the Mojave desert tortoise.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
• The desert tortoise, for example, can survive up to a year without fresh water just by eating plants and reusing water stored in its bladder.
  — Timothy Branning, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
• The rugged landscape near the Arizona and California state lines is home to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises and a large concentration of Joshua trees, some of which are more than 900 years old.
  — Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023
• The vehicles, which were headed to a huge pot farm, streaked through desert tortoise habitat and sent a large cloud of dust billowing over cholla cactus and creosote.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2021
• Councilwoman Sharon Springer asked Deroian if other pets, such as a desert tortoise, would be counted toward the total number of pets in a household.
  — Anthony Clark Carpio, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• But the tradition still carried on with a new Mojave Max — a 14-year-old desert tortoise living in captivity at Springs Preserve.
  — David Montero, latimes.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• At another table, docent Maureen Lewis showed off her pet desert tortoise, Capt.
  — Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Feb. 2018
• The area is also home to the densest population of golden eagles in Nevada and is a critical habitat for the desert tortoise, the only wild land tortoise in the Southwest.
  — Andrea Sachs, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• Along the dirt roads crossing the facility were speed limit signs warning about the possible presence of desert tortoises.
  — Susan Montoya Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2023
• In addition to the cultural resources, the region serves as critical habitat for desert tortoise and a migration path for wildlife including bighorn sheep and mule deer, according to the BLM.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
• Outside is a large backyard planted with cacti and citrus, apple, plum, cottonwood, and ironwood trees, a swing set, and a special area with rocks and a fountain for desert tortoises; downtown Tucson is a 20-minute drive.
  — The Week Staff, theweek, 6 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024