Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Some Definitions

Turtles are one of the oldest animals on our planet with traces back to the time of the dinosours . Turtles belongs to the order Testudines. Most turtles have hard shels , created from their ribes that acts as sort of body armour. There are salt turtles and fresh water turtles. 
Anterior  /   in a direction towards the front of the turtle
Basking  / when a turtle lies in the sun or artificial light to warm up
Brumation   / another term used to describe hibernation
habitat / The area  where the turtle occure naturally
Tortoise /  a term used for turtles which spend most of their time on land

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