How Can You Tell a Terrapin from a Tortoise?
How Can You Tell a Terrapin from a Tortoise? All turtles, tortoises, and terrapins are reptiles. They all have scales, lay eggs, and are ectothermic; they vary in size...
Read MoreHow Can You Tell a Terrapin from a Tortoise? All turtles, tortoises, and terrapins are reptiles. They all have scales, lay eggs, and are ectothermic; they vary in size...
Read MoreHow Did the Box Turtle Get Its Name? The box turtle (a North American land turtle) was so named because it has a hinged bottom shell that allows the shell to be closed...
Read MoreIs a Turtle the Same as a Tortoise? Yes. A turtle is the same as a tortoise. There is some confusion over the name of this familiar reptile. Often it is...
Read MoreIf you know when a turtle is born you can tell a turtle’s age by its Shell. By looking at its shell, you can tell the age of a young turtle, but not of an old...
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