♦ May 23: World
Turtle Day. This day was created to increase knowledge and respect for turtles
and tortoises, and to also encourage human action to help them survive and
thrive. It is celebrated worldwide in a variety of ways, from dressing up as
turtles, to saving turtles caught on highways. The nonprofit corporation,
American Tortoise Rescue, has been the sponsor for this day since 2000.
- cute-calendar.com
♦ Favorite colors: A
preference turtles are able to have. Turtles are visually-oriented creatures
that rely on sight to identify other members of the same species, food, and
potential dangers, such as predators. Research shows that turtles can perceive
colors, but that certain colors – red, orange, and yellow – seem to be the most
appetizing to them. When turtles see an object in one of those shades, they
display “investigative behavior,” which suggests that they’re checking it out
to see if they want to eat it.
- animal.discovery.com
♦ Temperature: The
deciding factor of a turtle’s sex. The temperature at which you incubate a
snapping turtle’s egg plays a role in determining the sex of the turtle. Eggs
typically need to be incubated in the 80-degree range, but eggs hatched at
cooler temperatures tend to produce males, and those at higher temperatures
produce females.
- buzzfeed.com
♦ Laziest
Freshwater Turtle: The title given to the giant soft-shelled turtle of the Mekong
River in Cambodia by Guinness World Records. This type of species spends 95
percent of its life motionless in the sand.
- padi.com
♦ Hinged shell: The
most famous attribute of the box turtle. This type of shell allows box turtles
to retract almost completely into their bony armor to hide from danger. Also,
this shell has great regenerative powers. A case was reported in which the
shell of a badly burned box turtle underwent complete regeneration.
- nationalzoo.si.edu
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