Summer passed and a lot of warm memories still can't leave my heart. One of these memories was the acquaintance with turtles.
And today I want to tell you some interesting facts about these cute small animals.
- Among modern turtles there are a lot of giants. These are leatherback sea turtles. which may weight from 300 kg to half a ton.
- Turtles are long-lived: they can live more than 100 years.
- The rings that appear on the shell can tell you how old the certain turtle is
- Turtles can be found on all continents, except Antarctica.
- Turtles have excellent vision, smell, hearing and touch. While communicating with people, they remember their faces.
- Stretching the neck, listening attentively - the reaction of the turtle to affectionate speech. If you will be rude to it - the turtle hides in the shell.
- The slowness of land tortoises depends on the temperature of the environment: at low temperatures the movement of the turtles slows down. Moreover, the temperature depends on the sex of the turtles: males appear at a low temperature, while females - at a high temperature.
- All turtles lay eggs on the ground. Their number depends on the size of the female: the larger the female, the more eggs it will put off.
- Turtles that lead a watery lifestyle can move in water at a speed of 35 km / h.
- Skinny turtle is an excellent diver - it can dive to a depth of 1200 m.
- Some turtles can do without food for 5 years.
- In Kiev there is an amazing turtle, which has 6 paws and 2 heads. Scientists suggest that this is a female, which is 5 years old. This miracle - Siamese twins with a common shell and fused bodies. A characteristic feature of the turtle is that one head is better and eats more.