Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Turtle and torotise

Easier: Turtles are reptiles whose soft body is covered by hard shell. Most turtles can pull their legs , tail and head into the shell for protection.
different turtles lives on land, in water or both on land and in water. Some turtles which live on land are called tortoise. A Terrapian is a turtle that lives in or near fresh water or partly salty, coastal water. The name Terrapin is only used for a group of North American turtles.
Turtles can be grouped into seven types;
  1.  Mud and musk turtle
  2. Pond and marsh turtle
  3. Sea turtles
  4. Side necked turtles
  5. Snapping turtles
  6. Soft shelted turtles
  7. Tortoise
Like other reptiles, all turtles are cold-blooded; their bodies temperature about matches the temperature of their envirnoments. They are found living in deserts, forests , grasslands, lakes, marshes, ponds, wet lands, coastal areas and in the oceans.

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