Rock Eater

Description

Episode 4 of the Nature Minute Series. The reason behind why tortoises sometimes eat sand and small rocks is unclear. Theories include mineral consumption, digestion aid, maintaining intestinal digestive bacteria.

Duration

1 minute, 36 seconds

Credit

NPS / Brad Sutton

Date Created

05/15/2014

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