The turtles are classified within the group of reptiles and are
characterized by their short trunk and wide. Protect your body with a
carapace formed normally, bone plates and plates corneas, formed in the
same bone calcium. The shell will come out, ahead, the head and front
paws, tail and feet beyond the rear.
The backbone is welded to the dorsal part of the carapace, this is one
of the most important features of its skeleton. The breathing is done
by the action of the limbs because the nature of his rib cage is unable
to breathe.
The turtles have no teeth, but his strong jaw sharp, beak-shaped allow
them to devour their food. One of the characteristics of turtles, which
varies according to the species they belong, is its longevity, and may
reach up to 150 years of life.
There are terrestrial turtles habitat, aquatic, marine and freshwater.
There are also large numbers of species with semi-aquatic habitats and
therefore spend some time on land and elsewhere in freshwater. The
terrestrial habitat presented fingers separated, while those of aquatic
habitats have limbs transformed into fins or fingers united by a
membrane.
Sea turtles can live to between 30 and 40 years after his kind. Sea
turtles can reach high speed swimming in the sea. Sea turtles have a
neck over 8 vertebrae, so they have little mobility but can retract
their heads.
The lungs of turtles are very similar to those of humans, may contain
the breath for ten minutes. They have no external ears, unless they
have a highly efficient internal and the sense of hearing is very acute
in them. The sense of smell is weak, the view is better in sea turtles,
but have a highly developed sense of direction.
The sexual maturity is between 6 and 8 years of age, usually males to females waiting outside the beach to reproduce.
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The Turtles