Thank you for being here.
This post about my family has 6 parts.
- The Same Different Turtles
- Small Hands Project: Turtle and Salt Painting
- Origami Turtle
- Turtle Inspired Photos and Books
- I Care Turtles
- Suggested Reading for Big Hands – Bycatch and Threats
Meet my family. Do we look alike? Can you spot our differences?
Sea Turtle Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay
Terrapin Image by Günter Rohe from Pixabay
Sea turtles or marine turtles live in the ocean. They have flippers instead of feet which they paddle to swim in the water and drag to make them move on sand. Their shells are smooth and low. They cannot retract their heads in their shells like tortoises or terrapins do. “Crush” from the movie Nemo is a sea turtle.
Tortoises or terrestrial turtles live on land. They use their bent legs with clawed toes to walk. Having high and heavy shells, they do not swim. Have you heard of Jonathan the oldest tortoise? He is almost 200 years old.
Terrapins or aquatic and semiaquatic turtles swim and walk with their webbed feet. They live on land, and in water like rivers and lakes. They love basking in the sun. You can see more of them below on the Turtle Inspired Photos.
Sea Turtle by Андрей Корман from Pixabay
Terrapin by Brittany Cole from Pixabay
Our turtles have these:
Carapace image by Nadie Nemo, CC BY 3.0
Plastron image by Torsten Blanck, CC BY-SA 3.0
Scutes image by Whpq, CC BY-SA 4.0
Geometric shapes image by Amada44, Public domain,
The shell or top part of the turtle is a carapace.
The bottom part or underside of the turtle is the plastron.
The scales on turtles’ shell are called scutes.
You can design your art turtle with squares, triangles, or any geometric shapes.
IV I SEE TURTLES TODAY
Turtle inspired photos:
Hi Turtles!
These are my turtle friends. Whenever I take a walk in the morning, I see them basking in the sun.
Why do turtles bask or sunbathe? Just like people, they need sunlight to warm up after a cold swim. This is also how they can get vitamin D that keep bones and shells healthy and strong. Under the sun, turtles can get rid of the parasites and algae sticking on their carapace. Aren’t they so cute sticking their necks out?
