Tortoise Hand Puppet from Folkmanis Puppets

Is this Tortoise looking for a hare to race? This silk-screened, suede-cloth puppet is just one step away from nature. Head & front legs articulate or retract into shell completely. Awards:2003 TEACHER'S CHOICE AWARD1997 NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS AWARDS (NAPPA) Honors AwardFACTS OF INTEREST: The 41 species of tortoise live on land in warm areas of the world. The smallest are four inches across, and the biggest are four feet across. Because their shells protect them so well against enemies, tortoises are slow movers. The desert tortoise walks one mile in nine hours. Tortoises are very long-lived. Many can live to be 100 years old; some can probably live to be 200. Sixteen out of eighteen species of Giant tortoise are already extinct and many others are endangered. Tortoises need protection to survive.