Students learned how to determine the gender of turtles by the shape of their bellies. They also learned about the Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Malayan Box Turtle, differences between tortoises and turtles, and hunting methods of the African Ball Python.

1. Zoo To You Our Very Own In-School Field Trip November 17, 2009

2. Here we are learning how to determine the gender of a turtle. The belly of the male is concave (or flat) and the belly of a female is convex (or rounder).