Taco the tortoise

[emma.brown91]

He is loving the sunshine at the moment...properly looks like he is sunbathing love him!

 

[Gillian M]

He is loving the sunshine at the moment...properly looks like he is sunbathing love him!

He is....gorgeous. Take good care of him.

 

[emma.brown91]

We are trying...he is awesome! Swear he knows his name, when you say it he always plods over

 

[Gillian M]

We are trying...he is awesome! Swear he knows his name, when you say it he always plods over

As far as I know from what I have read and learned torts do NOT hear but they feel vibrations. Mind you some people believe that they have inner ears and that they do hear.

 

[Rue]

Tortoises hear quite well. Different frequencies likely than we/mammals/birds do but they are not deaf.

 

[Gillian M]

"Tortoises feel vibrations through the ground."

Just read the above.

 

[Rue]

Yes. They can feel vibrations. So can we. But feeling vibrations and hearing vibrations (sound waves) are two different senses.

 

[Gillian M]

Yes. They can feel vibrations. So can we. But feeling vibrations and hearing vibrations (sound waves) are two different senses.

"they feel vibrations, but do not hear sounds" was part of the paragraph.

 

[Rue]

Tortoises and turtles have ears. They are not deaf.

I am unclear as to what else "do not hear sounds" means. Am I missing something? Quite possibly...lol.

 

[Gillian M]

Tortoises and turtles have ears. They are not deaf.

I am unclear as to what else "do not hear sounds" means. Am I missing something? Quite possibly...lol.