-The desert tortoise (Gopherus Agassizii) is a tortoise native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico - Can weigh 8–15 pounds and be 9–15 inches long - Their shells make up 30% of their total weight - Can live to be over 80 years old, but in the wild they typically live 35–40 years - Have a high domed shell, elephantine legs, and heavily scaled front legs - Desert tortoises have many natural p redators, including ravens, Gila monsters, kit foxes, badgers, roadrunners, coyotes, and fire ants ... these predators prey on eggs, juveniles, and sometimes adults - Not uncommon in southern Arizona
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