- Turtle - Encyclopedia. com
Turtle There are about 260 species of turtles, tortoises, and terrapins They range in size from the leatherback, a marine species reaching an upper shell length of about 190 centimeters (6 2 feet) and a weight of over 900 kilograms (1,984 pounds), to small freshwater species that average around 10 centimeters (3 9 inches) in length and weigh less than 100 grams (a few ounces)
- Little Turtle - Encyclopedia. com
Little Turtle, speaking of U S general Anthony Wayne Little Turtle enjoyed this leading role in Native American resistance against American settlement of tribal lands until the superior forces of General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796; see entry in volume 2) triumphed in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 Little Turtle then signed the Treaty
- Ringed Map Turtle - Encyclopedia. com
The ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, is a small, dark, olive brown turtle with a yellow ring on each shield of the upper shell (carapace) The carapace has a spiny, sawtooth ridge down the center The undershell (plastron) is yellow
- Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises) | Encyclopedia. com
The Fitzroy River turtle (Rheodytes leukops), an Australian sideneck living in well-oxygenated streams, maintains a widely gaping cloacal orifice and rarely surfaces The turtle pumps water through the cloaca, which gapes in sequence to the pumping Although common to most aquatic species, cloacal bursae are absent in softshell turtles
- Turtle, Green Sea - Encyclopedia. com
A device called a turtle excluder device, or TED, is often used to prevent these unwanted trappings The TED, an open-ended grid of bars, is fitted in the neck of a shrimp net It allows small sea animals like shrimp to pass through into the bag end of the net, but prevents larger sea animals like turtles from entering
- Turtle Excluder Device - Encyclopedia. com
Turtle excluder device Sea turtles of several species are often accidentally caught in a variety of fishing gear in many areas of the world, including the southwest Atlantic and the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico Up to 12,500 turtles died annually as a result of entanglement in shrimp trawl fishery alone
- Experience with turtlestore. com - Tortoise Forum
Does anyone have experience with this company and the health of their animals? They say they are different from My Turtle Store which I have seen some unfavorable reviews of on this forum This tortoise is for my daughter who lost a turtle so we are hoping to get a healthy animal that is older than a baby
- Turtle Vitashell - Tortoise Forum
Tetra turtle Vita Shell: A deep-penetrating, concentrated, skin and shell conditioning cream for turtles Non-greasy formula combines moisturizers, conditioners, and proteins in a unique, deep-penetrating cream that helps revitalize dry, brittle shells and skin
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