Monday, October 12, 2009

Turtles

NECK FOLDING



Turtles are broken down into two groups, according to how they evolved a solution to the problem of withdrawing their neck into their shell (something the ancestral Proganochelys could not do): the Cryptodira, which can draw their neck in while contracting it under their spine; and the Pleurodira, which contract their neck to the side.








BIGGEST TURTLE IN THE WORLD


Leatherbach Turtle







FUZZY ANIMAL RELATED TO TURTLES


The closest fuzy animal to turtles is BIRDS.






OLDEST TURTLE


In Japan, there is a loggerhead turtle that turned 402 on February 23, 2008.

2 comments:

Maya said...

that's sweet! Awesome turtle!

Unknown said...

omg that is freaky old