Turtle Race: Boys vs. Girls

[ladywhipple02]

All of mine are from wikipedia.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle

By the way, a group of turtles is called a bale. I know that won't count, but I have to leave and own't be on the computer much this evening...

[Avsha531]

SMH guys where you at

[Ax01]

This is the Mary River Turtle, also known as the punk rock turtle due to the algae which grows on its head. That is one hardcore bada** reptile

they are also know as "Butt Breathers" LOL! very interesting, endangered turtles.

+1 boys

From wikipedia:

Turtle fossils of hatchling and nestling size have been documented in the scientific literature.[66] Paleontologists from North Carolina State University have found the fossilized remains of the world's largest turtle in a coal mine in Colombia. The specimen named as Carbonemys cofrinii is around 60 million years old and nearly 2.4 m (8 ft) long.[67]

In 2005, the holotype specimen was discovered in the Cerrejón coal mine by a North Carolina State University doctoral student named Edwin Cadena. It had a shell that measured about 1.72 metres (5 ft 8 in), making it one of the world's largest turtles.[2][3]

The jaws of Carbonemys were massive and would be powerful enough to eat crocodylians, that were abundant in the first neotropical forest of the Cerrejón Formation.[4] This turtle coexisted with the giant boid, Titanoboa.

+ 1 girls



we're almost at the finish line!! girls maintain a slight edge!

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[Ax01]

Leatherbacks are neat animals!

DID U KNO? the Leatherback sea turtle has a third eye! well not really...the Leatherback has a lightly pink spot on the top of its head directly above their brain. this spot is so thin that it is thought that this spot allows light to reach the pineal gland which may be used for migration.





link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...lls-180952703/

The flesh of turtles, calipash or calipee, was and still is considered a delicacy in a number of cultures.[77] Turtle soup has been a prized dish in Anglo-American cuisine,[78] and still remains so in some parts of Asia.[which?] Gopher tortoise stew was popular with some groups in Florida.[79]

Turtles remain a part of the traditional diet on the island of Grand Cayman, so much so that when wild stocks became depleted, a turtle farm was established specifically to raise sea turtles for their meat. The farm also releases specimens to the wild as part of an effort to repopulate the Caribbean Sea.[80]

Fat from turtles is also used in the Caribbean and in Mexico as a main ingredient in cosmetics, marketed under its Spanish name crema de tortuga.[81]

Turtle plastrons (the part of the shell that covers a tortoise from the bottom) are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine; according to statistics, Taiwan imports hundreds of tons of plastrons every year.[82] A popular medicinal preparation based on powdered turtle plastron (and a variety of herbs) is the guilinggao jelly;[83] these days, though, it is typically made with only herbal ingredients.

+ 2 for the girls!

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and the Girls Win!!

what an exciting race and come from behind victory!

[tttaylorrr]

woooooooooooooo! yay ladies! and yay turtles!!!

[Ax01]

SMH guys where you at

girls can't be stopped! + 4 more! they're just running away w/ the trophy now! lol

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congratulations to the girl's team and their turtle!






don't worry boys, u do get something that u always wanted - u get to be a Ninja Turtle!

[Avsha531]

LOL that was fun. Thanks to everyone who contributed with all the fun and interesting information about turtles, and thank you Ax for a great time!

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[tttaylorrr]

LOL that was fun. Thanks to everyone who contributed with all the fun and interesting information about turtles, and thank you Ax for a great time!

yeah Ax this was a blast! i learned a lot, too.

thanks to everyone who joined in!!! and sorry you guys got your butts kicked.

[Avsha531]

yeah Ax this was a blast! i learned a lot, too.

thanks to everyone who joined in!!! and sorry you guys got your butts kicked.

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[Reinz]

Congrats girls!