Celebrated on May 23 each year, World Turtle Day is a global recognition for our friends in the shells. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get unlimited access to the ...

1. In the UK tortoises live on land, turtles live in the sea and terrapins live on both, but in the USA the word ‘turtle’ covers all types while Australians use ‘tortoise’ for any of them. 2. The top ...

Turtles and tortoises, though related, exhibit key differences. Turtles are primarily aquatic with streamlined shells and webbed feet, suited for swimming and varied diets. Tortoises are land-based, ...

Discover how Galapagos tortoises self-righting abilities differ between shell types, impacting their survival. Chiari and her colleagues used 3D shell reconstructions of 89 adult tortoises–three ...

A tortoise's shell is made up of 60 different bones all connected to each other A group of tortoises is called a 'creep' Tortoises have extremely strong mouths but no teeth They have good all round ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...