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The shell is distended and finally ruptured by this rapid water absorption , aided by the young turtle's kicking legs . Growing stronger with its birth struggles , the turtle uses the sharp claws on its forefeet to widen the hole in its ...
The shell is distended and finally ruptured by this rapid water absorption , aided by the young turtle's kicking legs . Growing stronger with its birth struggles , the turtle uses the sharp claws on its forefeet to widen the hole in its ...
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Carl M. Mydans A Sheep Dog Would Think Twice Before Barking at This Box Turtle's Ancestors Archelon , a three - ton marine turtle of the Cretaceous period , swam seas that covered Kansas . More recently ( about a million years ago ) ...
Carl M. Mydans A Sheep Dog Would Think Twice Before Barking at This Box Turtle's Ancestors Archelon , a three - ton marine turtle of the Cretaceous period , swam seas that covered Kansas . More recently ( about a million years ago ) ...
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OFF The green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) is hunted for its savory flesh ( pages 679 and 682 ) . One method is to dive into beds of sea grass in shallow water where the turtle feeds , seize it around the neck , and swim with it to the ...
OFF The green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) is hunted for its savory flesh ( pages 679 and 682 ) . One method is to dive into beds of sea grass in shallow water where the turtle feeds , seize it around the neck , and swim with it to the ...
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