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Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.
The New York Times

It’s Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record

How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries. By Asher Elbein You never know where a bit of unusual scientific research is going to lead. Consider a 2012 study about turtle ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Closing Time: How (some) turtles shut their shells

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 ...
University of Delaware

Turtle power

Article by Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Molly Schafer, Mat Smith, Andy Tocydlowski, Maya Walker, Jim White, Kenneth Geisert and University Archives September 10, 2024 The discovery of a ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Turtle rehab is best left to the experts

Turtles have protective shells, but they aren't invincible. They are commonly injured by lawn mowers, cars, pets, propellers and gunshots, and sometimes they just get sick. "They get damaged a lot," ...