In a nutshell, while turtles and tortoises share common traits as reptiles with protective shells, their distinct adaptations for life in water and on land have shaped their unique characteristics.

It is difficult to determine gender in juvenile turtles, but characteristics usually start showing once they become sexually mature, when their shell length is about 4 inches. Despite genetic ...

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 ...