Furtoise

Furtoises are a family of land-dwelling vertebrates in the order Testudines. They live mainly in the Thearshire rainforest, but can be found also in the Draggle forest. Furtoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, which is covered by a mossy layer and often includes small plants such as flowers, and the underside is the plastron; the two are connected by the bridge. The carapace is fused to both the vertebrae and ribcage, and furtoises are unique among vertebrates in that the pectoral and pelvic girdles are inside, rather than outside, the ribcage.

Furtoises can vary in size, from a metre to a dekametre. They are usually diurnal animals with tendencies to be crepuscular depending on the ambient temperatures. They are generally reclusive animals. Furtoises move very slowly on dry land, at only 0.17 mph (0.27 km/h) on average.