Do Tortoises Use Their Thumbs? A Behavioral Study

Unlike some other reptiles, such as lizards or geckos, tortoises do not have fingers or thumbs in the traditional sense. However, they do have certain adaptations that serve similar functions. Instead, it is thought that the reptilian medial cortex serves as a homologue, however very little behavioural work has actually examined this. To understand how tortoises. There were differences in behavior between tortoises, and in response to different types of events.