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This special 'vacuum' procedure saved a sea turtle's life after a boat propeller crushed its shell

Kraken, a green sea turtle, is in recovery after a harrowing boat strike in Abu Dhabi.
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A turtle's shell isn't what most people think it is and the truth is surprisingly complex

A Turtle's Shell Isn't What Most People Think It Is And the Truth Is Surprisingly Complex ...

Firefighters Shell-Shocked After Unexpected Rescue

Firefighters in Monona, Wisconsin, rescued a turtle from a storm drain on Friday after a group of children alerted ...
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The Living Record: What Turtle Shells Tell Us About a Changing Sea

Scuba Diving Snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef Cairns Port Douglas (Sea Turtle, Giant Clam, Hard Cora, Shark, School of Fish, Soft Coral, Great Visibility, Pufferfish)© Kitjapat Film/Shutterstock.com ...
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Scientists say turtle shells could hold clues to secret side of Neanderthal behavior

Cavemen hunted turtles — but not for food, new research suggests. Scientists say that shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 ...
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Ask Dr. Universe: Turtles’ shells are made up of their bones

Sometimes animated turtles seem to live inside their shells like it’s a tiny home. They may even hop out of the shell and run around. That’s funny in cartoons and games, but my friend Ryan Wagner told ...

Ancient altercations between musk turtles and alligator gar recorded in Florida's fossil record

Sometime between 5.5 and 5.6 million years ago, two shell crushers squared off in the languid currents of an ancient Florida ...