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they are turtles
A terrapin has a shell because it is a turtle, of course. There are 4kinds of turtles: aquatic turtles, land turtles, terrapins, and sea turtles. All turtles have shells.
A baby Diamondback Terrapin is called a gaydbt
no a fish will not eat a terrapin but the terrapin just might eat the fish LOL :-)
A terrapin is not only the mascot of the University of Maryland, but it is also a turtle. A terrapin may be eaten by raccoon, skunks, and birds when the turtles are still in their eggs.
No species of turtle, tortoise or terrapin is poisonous.
Tortoise, or box turtle No, I'm afraid not. The common name for a terrapin is the softshell turtle. The terrapin is aqautic, and the tortise and box are land turtles.
The diamondback terrapin turtle, or simply terrapin, are endangered species. These turtles are hunted for food and Chinese medicines.
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i think different turtles would probably look like different turtles!they look different from regular turtles you see, but similar!
A land turtle is a tortoise. A turtle is a sea turtle. A fresh water turtle is a terrapin. Tortoises, unlike turtles and terrapins, have flat feet that barely look like individual feet, but instead look more like they are fully part of the leg, much like an elephant's. Tortoises have a very sloped shell, where as the other turtles have much more flattened shells.
A terrapin is a type of turtle that lives in fresh or brackish environments, meaning they like a mixture of fresh and salt water. A distinction between turtle and terrapin does not exist in European languages other than English.