Anatomy of a Tortoise: Shells! 🐢 Can a tortoise feel their shells? Can they leave their shells? How should their shells grow? I tried to answer as many questions about this topic as I could - leave any more questions in the comments! 💕 #tortoise#turtle#tortoiseanatomy#cuteturtle#turtleshells#anatomy#biology#zoology#educational#informative#funfacts#interestinginfo#fyp#foryou

Tom Frankovich, a longtime friend of The Turtle Hospital, studies the diatoms that grow on the skin and shells of sea turtles (epibiotic communities). Tom stopped by with Matt, from University of Texas, today to get samples from Jude, Dovey, and Molly. Learn more: https://diatoms.org/ #diatoms #seaturtle #turtle #stem #seaturtlehospital #seaturtlerescue #connectandprotect #rescuerehabrelease #turtlehospital #rescue #floridakeys #florida #savetheturtles #ocean #science #explore #explorepage #turt