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2. What if you had a bone or piece of
cartilage to protect the outside of
you? Football players would not
longer need helmets and hockey
players would no longer protective
gear. Well freshwater turtles have
either a bone or piece of hard
cartilage that develops from the ribs
around their back to form a “shield”
or shell.
3. Shell
The upper part of the shell, on the back, is called the
carapace, the lower part of the shell that encases the belly
is called the plastron. These two pieces are held together
by bony structures on the side called bridges. The scales on
the turtle are made up of keratin which is reinforcement of
the shell. The shape is dome like to keep predators from
being able to crush it.
4. Skin
The outer part of the skin is actually connected to the
turtles shell, so it makes it impossible for them to lose
their shell. They like other reptiles shed their skin, but
it comes off in small pieces, instead of a big sheet like
snakes do.
5. Limbs
Turtles have short legs, and aren’t supposed to be
able to move very quickly, this is caused because of
they thick heavy shell. The feet of freshwater turtles
are webbed so they can thrusts themselves through
water more easily.
6. Ecology
All freshwater turtles breath air, and must surface at
regular intervals to grab some oxygen. If they need to
they can spend plenty of time on dry land. Freshwater
turtles must have sunlight in order to keep their shells
healthy.
7. Terrapins
Aquatic freshwater turtles are referred to as
terrapins. Freshwater turtles are generally a lot
smaller than tortoises and saltwater turtles.
8. Tracing Back
It is to be said that turtles can be traced back to
dinosaurs about 200 million years ago. They were
traced back with similar traits of the
Procolophonoids, Millerettids, and The Parelasaurs.
They had similar characteristics but certainly werent
the same.
10. Endangered freshwater turtles
Red- Crowned River Turtle
Red River Giant Soft Shell Turtle
Roti Snake Neck Turtle
South East Asian Soft shell Turtle
Annam Pond Turtle
Bog Turtle
Central American River Turtle
Coahuila Box Turtle
Myanmar River Turtle
11. Female Freshwater Turtles
The female turtle is the one who picks a mate. She may
also choose more than one mate.She is the one who
has to put forth the most energy in mating, she is the
one who must lay the egg, after that they don’t have
any other parental obligations.
12. Male Turtles
The male turtle must try and find a mate, but they
aren't not the ones who have the choice on who
they mate with the female turtle does. The often
fight each other to gain the attention of the female
turtle.The only thing that they really provide is the
fertilization of the egg.