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In males, the plastron is concave while in the females it is flat. Not all turtle shells are hard. In fact, some are downright ’soft’ earning some turtles the name ‘leatherback.’ (The leatherback sea turtle, by the way, grows to be one of the largest turtles in existence at around two meters long.)
Another little known fact about turtles is their well-developed sense of sight and smell. This, second to their shells, is their greatest defense against predators. If they can see or smell an attack far away enough they can drag themselves into safety under mud, water or a large rock before the predator gets close enough to do some real damage. The pancake tortoise, for instance, has a soft-shell but this helps it much more than a hard shell would by allowing it to squeeze into rock crevices to escape attack.
All turtles and tortoises breathe water and although they can go for extended periods of time underwater eventually they all must resurface.
This includes the Australian freshwater turtle which has a most fascinating feature near its cloacal cavity. These are the blood-rich papillae that are able to absorb dissolved oxygen straight from water, similarly to fish gills, allowing it to stay underwater much longer than many of its counterparts.
Knowing the facts is only half the battle to raising a nice, respectable pet, you must also be able to implement them. So read the below facts on iguanas and see if you are up to the task in raising this great reptile. If you find out that an iguana might be too much for you, then simply do not get one! Further, if you already have this great pet, educate yourself a little bit. You must read below.
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