Turtles and Tortoises

The food a Flatback Turtle consumes varies. They eat alot of sea weed, they eat other invertibrates, sea cucumbors, mollusks, jellyfish, prawns, and bryozoans.

The Black Marsh turtle, also known as the Eastern painted turtle, typically lives for 30 to 50 years in the wild. However, some individuals have been known to live for over 50 years in captivity with proper care.

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your mom!

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its algae and lil sand crabs

Tortoises or land turtles are land-dwelling reptiles of the family of Testudinidae, order Testudines. Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise has both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton. Tortoises can vary in size from a few centimeters to two meters. Tortoises tend to be diurnal animals with tendencies to be crepuscular depending on the ambient temperatures. They are generally reclusive animals.

In general, flatter and wider shell shapes tend to be more buoyant than rounder and more domed shell shapes. The flatter shape creates more surface area, allowing for greater buoyancy in the water. The buoyancy of a turtle shell can also be influenced by factors such as air pockets within the shell, body composition of the turtle, and other adaptations for aquatic life.

A turtle is classified under the kingdom Animalia because it is a multicellular organism capable of movement, feeding on organic matter, and reproducing sexually. Turtles belong to the phylum Chordata as they have a dorsal nerve cord, notochord, and pharyngeal slits at some stage of their development.

Turtles shed their shells when they are growing. A scute is what makes a turtle's shell look quilted. Each individual scute sheds or peels off, including the ones on the plastron. So don't worry about your turtle, he is perfectly fine and healthy.

Yes- There are red-eared sliders that live in ponds and lakes. They are quite big and they feed on ducks, frogs and anything they can get hold of. In winter they hibernate and on sunny hot days they all sit on logs floating in the water basking.

it lives in the ocean...as an adult in goes deeper into the ocean

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This question cannot be answered, because you did not specify which species of turtle you were talking about.

Turtles are a huge order of reptiles that live in environments as diverse as the open ocean, inland rivers, swamps, and lakes, woodlands and forests both temperate and rainforest, and more.

gutteral moan known, as a groan, and a hiss

Alligators usually ambush turtles near the water's edge and grab them with their powerful jaws. They then crush the turtle's shell with their teeth or roll over repeatedly to break it open. The alligator then devours the turtle's body.

Yes, turtles will eat box elder bugs. Turtles (Testudinesorder) will favor diets which are high in protein and therefore may include insects. The insects in question (Boisea trivittata) nevertheless will find themselves as less popular -- even desperate measure -- food sources since their colors warn of unpleasant scents, tastes, and textures.

=There are many old wives tales about the age of turtles and tortoises, one of which being that the age of a tortoise can be deduced by counting the number of concentric rings on its carapace, much like the cross-section of a tree. This is not true, since the growth of a tortoise depends highly on the access of food and water. A tortoise that has access to plenty of forage (or is regularly fed by its owner) will grow faster than a Desert Tortoise that goes days without eating.==Tortoises generally have lifespans comparable with those of human beings, and some individuals are known to have lived longer than 150 years. Because of this, they symbolize longevity in some cultures, such as China. The oldest tortoise ever recorded, almost the oldest individual animal ever recorded, was Tu'i Malila, which was presented to the Tongan royal family by the British explorer Captain Cook shortly after its birth in 1777. Tui Malila remained in the care of the Tongan royal family until its death by natural causes on May 19, 1965. This means that upon its death, Tui Malila was 188 years old. The record for the longest-lived vertebrate is exceeded only by one other, a koi named Hanako whose death on July 17, 1977 ended a 215 year life span.==The Alipore Zoo in India was the home to Adwaita, which zoo officials claimed was the oldest living animal until its death on March 23, 2006. Adwaita (sometimes spelled with two d's) was an Aldabra Giant Tortoise brought to India by Lord Wellesley who handed it over to the Alipur Zoological Gardens in 1875 when the zoo was set up. Zoo officials state they have documentation showing that Adwaita was at least 130 years old, but claim that he was over 250 years old (although this has not been scientifically verified). Adwaita was said to be the pet of Robert Clive.==Harriet, a resident at the Australia Zoo in Queensland, was apocryphally thought to have been brought to England by Charles Darwin aboard the Beagle. Harriet died on June 23, 2006, just shy of her 176th birthday.==Timothy, a spur-thighed tortoise, lived to be approximately 165 years old. For 38 years she was carried as a mascot aboard various ships in Britain's Royal Navy. Then in 1892, at age 53 she retired to the grounds of Powderham Castle in Devon. Up to the time of her passing in 2004 she was believed to be the UK's oldest resident.==According to articles published by the Daily Mail and the Times in December 2008, Jonathan, a Seychelles Giant tortoise living on the island of St Helena may be as old as 176 or 178 years. If true, he could be the current oldest living animal on Earth.=Witchwinx98

Yes they have a backbone. You can't see it because of his shell that protect them. Thanks!!

A future turtle is a concept often used in programming and computer science to refer to a placeholder object that represents a result that will be available at a later time. It is commonly used in asynchronous programming to handle delayed operations.

A long-necked turtle's poo usually appears as small, dark, cylindrical-shaped feces. The color may vary depending on the turtle's diet, but it typically ranges from brown to black. It is important to monitor your turtle's feces as changes in color, size, or frequency can indicate potential health issues.

God created turtles with their unique characteristics, including their slow movement, as part of His diverse creation. Turtles' slow pace fits their lifestyle as primarily herbivorous reptiles that rely on patience and protection measures like their shells for survival. Each species' traits serve specific ecological roles in the ecosystem as designed by God.

Tortoises typically lay their eggs in shallow nests dug in sandy soil or soft earth. They prefer to lay their eggs in areas that provide good sunlight and drainage to ensure the eggs have the best chance of hatching successfully.

phy:chordata

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The turtle's underbelly in scientific terms is called a plastron.

Penguins either waddle on their feet or slide on their bellies across the snow, a movement called "tobogganing", which allows them to conserve energy and move relatively fast at the same time. They also jump, with both feet together, if they want to move more quickly, or over steep rocky terrain. Source - Wikipedia

They have evolved to survive there.

A turtle lays eggs and burries the eggs in the sand. Then they hach.

The tortoises diet depends on it's species. As they are slow, they have adapted to the resources available in a small geographic region. A tropical tortoise can eat a small amount of fruit, where a desert tortoise would not. Tortoises in general eat weeds.