Who knew a tortoise could feel through its shell? Find out why most of what we think we know about tortoise shells is ...

And just like you can't take a skeleton out of a person, right, you can't take a turtle out of its shell either. But if you could, you'd probably be surprised by what you'd discover. Maria ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

The shell is also part of a turtle’s skeleton. The upper shell is called the “carapace”, and the lower shell is called the “plastron”. Unlike crabs, a turtle cannot change or shed its shell.

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Turtles Have Unique Shell Structures One of the most distinctive features of turtles is their shell, which is actually part of their skeleton. The shell consists of two parts: the carapace (top ...

The way that turtles evolved into their modern form, with a shell fused to their skeleton and a beaklike face without teeth, has been described as “one of evolution’s most enduring puzzles”.