A turtle's shell is part of the reptile's skeleton, and it protects some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom. Here's what's inside.

Understanding the structure of the shell The shell of a turtle gives an impression of its durability and resistance. However, in reality, it consists of almost 60 bones.

It turns out turtles aren't just 'hiding' in their shells like many of us thought - a science buff has left people mind-blown with her insightful revelations on turtle anatomy ...

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A turtle's shell is part of the reptile's skeleton, and it protects some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom. Here's what's inside.

A turtle’s shell is iconic, but we’re not sure how it evolved. In today's Academic Minute, Gaberiel Bever of New York Institute of Technology explains how new fossils are bringing more understanding ...

Turtles also use specialized muscles inside their shells to help them breathe. Unlike most land animals, the shell can’t expand and contract like a typical ribcage, and so turtles rely on these ...

Using a review of newly discovered and existing fossils, plus an analysis of a 260 million-year-old fossil from South Africa, Yale's Tyler Lyson and other scientists have placed the turtle's ...

Turtles are interesting creatures as they can hide in their shell, but people are only just realising that they're not "inside" their shell, the shell it actually part of their spine.