Time to tally up the turtle trivia in this top ten that is filled with the latest shell styles from one of the coolest reptiles around!
1) Most turtles can hide their head in their shells but some species, like the sea turtle, can’t.
2) The word ‘testudinal’ means to resemble a tortoise or turtle shell.
3) Turtle shells have three main parts: the upper or top piece (carapace); the bottom (plastron); and the bridge that fuses the upper and lower pieces together.
4) A turtle’s carapace, or upper shell, is flatter to help them swim while a tortoises’ carapace is higher and dome-shaped.
5) The inner layer of a turtle’s shell is made up of 60 bones, including their backbone, breastbone and ribs.
6) A turtle’s shell is attached to their body. Turtles do not look for a bigger shell as they get bigger, instead the shell grows with the turtle.
7) Most turtle shells are covered with hard scutes, also called shields, which protect the shell. These scutes are overlapping pieces of keratin (the same protein substance in your fingernail and the most abundant type of protein on Earth).
8) Softshell turtles, don’t have scutes; their shell is protected with thick skin.
9) The colour of a turtle’s shell varies; common colours are brown, black and olive green. Some species also have markings that are red, orange, yellow or gray.
10) The upper and lower portions of the shell have nerve endings.
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Other than lettuce what do turtles eat?
Some turtles also eat worms, snails, insect larvae, aquatic insects, crustaceans, water plants, algae and fallen fruit.
I never even knew half of the stuff
What turtles in the wild eat depends greatly on the type of turtle and its natural habitat. Wild turtles typically eat a lot of plants that grow in the water, small insects, snails, worms, and even dead marine animals and fish. Protein is very important for wild turtle’s to grow. This is why many wild turtles are carnivorous when they are young and then gradually start eating plants and vegetation as they age.
I like turtles
me to
I love turtles I love there patterns
Cool
The last turtle was cute
I know right!
i did not now that
I have a pet turtle she is so cool her name is Shelly
Have you met Animal Ambassador Shelly! She’s a painted turtle http://www.earthrangers.com/wildwire/shelly-the-painted-turtle/
Wow that was very interesting i didn’t know that some turtles can’t hide in their shelles
So did I
They are the best.
nice facts
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