When I got home, I remembered Kristie’s seashell animals and decided to try creating my own little piece of “art”. Seashells (one large for the body, four smaller for the feet, a shell for the ... and ...

People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened ... at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and sea ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact — although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of ... dive to depths of 4,200 feet—deeper than any other turtle—and can stay down for up to 85 minutes.

have flippers that are permanently outside the shell. 6 All shapes and sizes There are more than 300 different species, and the largest is the leatherback sea turtle. It can grow up to 900kg.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

One of the standout images short-listed in the Fine Art category was a ... casually sitting on a turtle's shell floating in ...