Turtle Facts
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Turtle Fact #1
The black soft-shelled turtle figures importantly in Hindu mythology. The animals are believed to represent the souls of long ago sinners, transformed into reptiles by a 13th century saint, are in a tank attached to a temple in Bangladesh. Each animal is considered sacred, and so none can be removed.
Turtle Fact #2
The carapace or upper shell of the tortoise or turtle is composed of about 50 bones, which include modified ribs, vertebrae and bony skin plates. The lower shell or plastron has evolved from the clavicles or collarbones and the ribs. The bony structure joining the two is called the bridge. The shell is very much alive, not dead tissue, like nails or hair.
Turtle Fact #3
The shell of a turtle is made up of 60 different bones all connected together.
Turtle Fact #4
A group of turtles is called a bale.
Turtle Fact #5
Turtles have good eyesight and an excellent sense of smell.
Turtle Fact #6
Turtles have been on earth for more than two-hundred million years.
