Did you know that tortoise eggs are a lot like ping pong balls? It's true! When a tortoise lays eggs, they are round and white, just like those little balls you use to play ping pong. The eggs have a hard shell to keep the baby tortoise safe inside, just like the hard shell of a ping pong ball helps protect it.

But even though they look similar, tortoise eggs are a little softer than ping pong balls. Also, tortoise eggs are usually buried safely in the ground or in a nest so the baby tortoise can grow warm and cozy until it's time to hatch!

So next time you see a ping pong ball, you can imagine a tiny tortoise egg that might hatch into a cute baby tortoise one day!


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