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The Differences Between Turtles Tortoises and Terrapins

What are the differences between turtles, tortoises and terrapins? The terms 'turtle,' 'tortoise,' and 'terrapin' are often used interchangeably, and depending on which country you are in, may describe a…

Turtle Facts That You Did not Know

27 Jun 201431 Aug 2014

The Soviet space program sent tortoises to orbit the Moon in their 1968 launch of the Zond-5 space probe, meaning tortoises orbited the Moon about 3 months before humans. Continue…

How Fast the Growth of Painted Terrapin Hatchling?

6 May 201418 Jul 2017

How fast the growth of Painted terrapin hatchling? A Painted terrapin hatchling, named Roni who was blind from birth, was hatchedon 26 March 2013. Roni did not released back to…

Freshwater turtle crosses the Geographical Barriers

2 May 201418 Jul 2017

Scientists at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Dresden, together with an international team of researchers, have studied the widely distributed freshwater turtle, Mauremys rivulata. In spite of geographical barriers, the…

Facts about turtles

12 May 201316 May 2013

Consist of 331 species – turtles, freshwater turtles, tortoises, terrapins and sea turtles - throughout the world. The only place where turtles are can’t live is Antarctica. They are only…

How to care turtles

3 May 201316 May 2013

Keeping turtles require much attention, a long-term commitment, and their routine maintenance requires time set aside each day. With a proper habitat and clean environment, watching your turtle swim, dive…