What are some facts about turtles?

Answer 1

1.Turtles have narrow shells which is compressed dorsiventrally,while the shells of tortoises are bigger more wider & not compressed that is why people say tortoises are bigger than turtles.

2.Turtles might be very slow on land but they are very quick & agile in water but tortoises rarely get into the water even though very few species of tortoises can swim.

3.Most of the tortoises have 'O' shaped shells but turtles have oval shaped shells.

4.tortoises have large conspicuous legs but turtles have long flippers.

5.Turtle only come on the land for laying eggs but tortoises only live on land.

6.The metabolic rate & heart beat of the tortoise is very less when compared to turtle that is why tortoises are capable of living 200 years not turtles.

7.Based on the method of retracting of their heads into shells they are divided into 2 types cryptodria & pleurodria.

8.tortoises have rough skin than turtle as they live on land this is to reduce water loss

Answer 2

1) turtles have been on earth for over 200 million years

2) the earliest turtles had teeth

3) several species of turtles can live to be a hundred and sometimes older

4) the shell of a turtle is made up of 60 different bones