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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Tortoise



Beauty Of Animal | Tortoise | Turtles (Testudinidae) is a family of reptiles that live in the land of the order of turtles (Testudines). Cousins such as marine, and protected sea turtles, and turtles from predators shell. The upper part of the cover is a shield, and the bottom is heated, and is connected to two of the bridge. The tortoise has both an internal structure and external structure. Turtles can vary in size from a few centimeters to two meters. Turtles are usually animals day with the trends to be crepuscular depending on ambient temperatures. They are generally animals.Although North Korea used the word by the biologists, referring to Testudinidae family only, in the use of slang is often used to describe a lot of land turtles that live. Comprehensiveness of the term depends on a variety of English used.

British English normally describes these reptiles as "turtles" if they live on the ground.American English tends to use the word "turtle" that live on land species, including members of Testudinidae, as well as other species such as box turtles, despite the use of "turtle" for all chelonians as is common.Australian English uses a "turtle" for wild species, including the semi-aquatic species that live near ponds and streams. Traditionally, the "turtle" has made (including the webbed feet), while the "turtle" and fins.Female turtles dig nesting burrows in the establishment of 1-30 eggs.The egg-laying usually occurs at night, and after that the mother turtle covering Makhlbha sand, soil and organic material. And left the eggs unattended, and depending on the species, takes from 60 to 120 days to incubate.the size of the egg depends on the size of the mother, and can be estimated by examining the width of the opening between the cloacal shield and protector.

And protector of the female turtle is often a remarkable degree V-shape under the tail making it easier to pass the eggs. Upon completion of the incubation period, eggs hatch fully formed teeth white is used to get out of its shell. They burrow to the surface of the nest and begins a life of survival alone. Turtle eggs are born with fetal sac, which is a source of nutrition for 3 to 7 days until the first to have the strength and mobility to find food. Turtles events often require a different balance of nutrients than adults and therefore may eat foods that most mature turtle will not. For example, it is common that the young man from the exact types of herbs will consume insects, worms or larvae of the additional protein.

 
 

 Scientific classification e
Kingdom:     Animalia
Phylum:     Chordata
Class:     Reptilia
Order:     Testudines
Suborder:     Cryptodira
Superfamily:     Testudinoidea
Family:     Testudinidae

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