Assertion: tortoise | /r/HasProperty | ectothermic
Facets:
value: with scales
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Tortoises are ectothermic (cold-blooded) and rely totally on the environment being suitable to meet their needs.
text: These are the ectothermic animals with scales and not have gills.
text: The tortoises are ectothermic (cold-blooded), so bask for 1–2 hours after dawn to absorb the sun's heat through their dark shells before actively foraging for 8–9 hours a day.
text: Tortoises are "ectothermic," which means their bodies warm up and cool down with the environment around them, says David Steen, a wildlife ecologist at Auburn University in Alabama who was unaffiliated with the study.