2 A tortoise by any other name A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles ...

Immersing turtles with shell fractures into water is not recommended ... hydrating and medicating much simpler and ultimately less invasive for the turtle. An alternative approach is to provide ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Ethnobiology Letters Vol. 8, No. 1, 2017 Identifying Turtle Shell Rattles in the ... Identifying ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...