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Why do turtles belong to the reptile family and not the mammal family?
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∙ 13y ago
Because the lay eggs and they are cold blooded and they have scales not fur
Baptiste Wendling
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThere are many reasons:
- they lay eggs unlike mammals
- they don't have fur/hair instead they have a ruff texture skin
- also what they eat
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