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The quest to know what makes a tortoise happy
Sedate: The Sonoran desert tortoise (above) plods its range, browsing wildflowers, scrub grasses and cactus. Glossary
Philosopher - A thinker who comes up with ideas about big questions in life.
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
Interpret - Explain or decide on the meaning of something.
Predators - Animals that prey on and eat other animals.
Hormones - Chemicals created inside living creatures. They are used to send messages from one part of the body to another.
Adrenaline - A hormone made by the body in response to a stressful or threatening situation.
Anthropomorphise - Attribute human characteristics to something which is not human.