Meet The Largest Freshwater Turtle Ever. Hint: Its Shell Was Bigger Than You

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...
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A turtle's shell protects some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom. Here's what's inside.

Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae, and their sternum. Basically, a turtle's ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the Turtle Got Its Shell, With Apologies to Aesop

Hans-Dieter Sues - Curator, Paleontology, National Museum of Natural History In a fit of pique, according to one of Aesop's fables, the god Hermes made the animal carry its house forever on its back.
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Glasses turtle drawing tutorial that brings fun and creativity

Curiosity and creativity come together in this drawing tutorial as the playful world of glasses turtles is explored step by ...
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Final chance to see shell-shocking turtles at Fernbank Museum

Turtles at Fernbank Museum Here are some more photos from the Turtles exhibit at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. It's on display until Sept. 1, 2025. (sponsored) More than 300 different species of ...
Science Daily

What can be learned from the microbes on a turtle's shell?

Researchers have found that a unique type of algae, usually only seen on the shells of turtles, affects the surrounding microbial communities. It is hoped that these findings can be applied to support ...