Turtles
True or false? Turtles can come out of their shells?
False, their backbone is attached to the shell and their shells grow with the turtle from birth
It is illegal to:
take turtles from the wild and keep as pets,
release pet turtles into the wild
take turtles from one pond to another.
This is because of conservation laws.
It IS legal to
move turtles out of road to the side they were headed toward
Snapping turtles are different from other turtles,
they have a spiny shell, beak like face with strong jaws, and a long tail
False, their backbone is attached to the shell and their shells grow with the turtle from birth
It is illegal to:
take turtles from the wild and keep as pets,
release pet turtles into the wild
take turtles from one pond to another.
This is because of conservation laws.
It IS legal to
move turtles out of road to the side they were headed toward
Snapping turtles are different from other turtles,
they have a spiny shell, beak like face with strong jaws, and a long tail