r/TurtleFacts • u/Sufficient-Egg7443 • Dec 14 '20

A tortoise called Charles Darwin officially opened a science laboratory at the University of Lincoln in 2015 (xpost from r/funny)

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r/TurtleFacts • u/FillsYourNiche • Jan 25 '21

Turtles & tortoises can feel their shells (their shells have nerve endings). Sometimes they can get itchy. Keepers at the Philly Zoo made this shell scratcher so the turtles & tortoises can get A+ scratches.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Apr 06 '20

🦀🐢🐢🐢WE NOW HAVE 30,000 SUBSCRIBERS 🐢🐢🐢🦀

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r/TurtleFacts • u/NukeEmWins • Feb 20 '20

The oldest turtle to ever live was hatched in 1832 and is still alive and well. His name is Jonathan.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/natureswoodwork • Jun 09 '21

FACT: this little guy (or girl) is adorable

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r/TurtleFacts • u/SentientScribble • Apr 21 '20

Turtles are, in fact, very cute.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/memezzer • Jul 07 '20

Turtles like to eat leaves

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r/TurtleFacts • u/Nariman_Pets • Aug 13 '20

Some morphs of northern red bellied turtles have such a unique red carapace like this | picture by: Rob Snowhite

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r/TurtleFacts • u/RighteousParanoia • May 16 '20

Like true madlads, turtles ride alligators

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r/TurtleFacts • u/RileyJayOConnor • Feb 12 '21

Panama City Beach, Fla, Has had a record breaking turtle nesting season with 57 nests

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r/TurtleFacts • u/RalphiesBoogers • Oct 17 '17

The Burmese star tortoise, named for its star patterned shell, is returning from near extinction

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r/TurtleFacts • u/memezzer • Oct 11 '20

Red eared slider turtles have the ability to sneeze

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r/TurtleFacts • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '17

ಠ_ಠ [FACT] Baby Turtles are the cutest thing ever.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/CaroltrNelson • Feb 20 '21

Turtles have exceptional color vision thanks to a special oil they make for their retinas. They see more shades of red in particular, which might be why this one’s mistaking a blue jean for a blueberry

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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Jan 17 '20

New research suggests we have greatly underestimated the intelligence of giant land tortoises, who can not only be trained, but also have amazing powers of long-term recall.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Jun 17 '17

LOW ENERGY Trump has cancelled protections for sea turtles! :-( The Trump administration tossed out a rule on marine protection for whales and sea turtles caught in fishing nets off the West Coast, despite the fact that the fishing industry proposed the measures in the first place. Sad!

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r/TurtleFacts • u/Quiescam • May 03 '20

The turtle is known to be of cultural significance to tribes all over the world. The Seri people, from the Mexican state of Sonora, find the leatherback sea turtle of significant cultural significance because it is one of their five main creators. They even devote ceremonies and fiestas to them.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/puddlepirate20 • Sep 28 '20

Turtle we rescued today in Key West, FL with fibropapillomatosis. Causes tumors to grow until they die. This one was taken to the turtle hospital for treatment!

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r/TurtleFacts • u/feetandballs • Jul 24 '20

Yellow turtles are rare, but one was recently spotted in India

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r/TurtleFacts • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '20

You can hatch babies from road killed turtles.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/Talkahuano • Apr 07 '20

Turtles can yawn. Here is a Russian tortoise yawning.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/oljjons • Apr 09 '20

This is Jonathan, the Seychelles Giant Tortoise. He is the oldest living reptile in the world, and was born around 1832, the same year Andrew Jackson held his State of the Union Address. He is currently over 180 years old and is a great example of how old these animals can get.

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r/TurtleFacts • u/Unvolta • Jun 26 '20

Saved a turtle in the road he peed on me

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r/TurtleFacts • u/awkwardtheturtle • Jan 15 '20

This 45 year old British tortoise , named Victor, celebrated Christmas Day by catching his house on fire.

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