Most turtles live in freshwater ponds, lakes or rivers. Others live in the ocean or on land. Some even live in forests or the ...

They're also some of the only animals that can breathe with their butts. You see, inside a turtle shell is a very particular respiratory system. Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top ...

That honor goes to Aristotle, who in fourth century B.C. observed that lines on the animals’ shells represented a year’s worth of growth. But it wasn’t until the past few decades that ...

The shell is composed of dermal bone covered with ... is no evidence of head or neurological dysfunction present because animals may drown if they are unable to lift their heads.

Trade in turtle shells is banned by an international agreement to protect the species A man has been arrested after a boat heading for the Welsh coast carrying endangered animal shells was seized.

is that it can often be applied to a conscious animal. Bridging may be especially useful for areas where taping could prove difficult or where there is much fracture movement or missing shell ...