Shell-ter in need: Northern Nevada tortoise rescue tries to rebuild after storms
A local sanctuary for rescued tortoises is racing to rebuild after strong winds destroyed their hoop house, leaving the ...
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Turtle shells protect some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom
They're also some of the only animals that can breathe with their butts. You see, inside a turtle shell is a very particular respiratory system. Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top ...
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What are ammonites, and how did they come to rule the prehistoric seas?
Most species, however, had coiled shells lined with progressively larger chambers separated by thin walls called septa. The animals constantly grew new shell material as they aged, but the their ...
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Hermit crabs
Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a soft tail on the other half, which they protect using the discarded shells of other animals, like whelks.
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Deep-sea creature — with ‘glass’ shell — discovered as new species off Japan. See it
The shell itself is “fragile” but convex to hold the scallop animal inside. The scallop has a “single row of long tentacles” with eye spots and a large gill, according to the study.
Snorkeller ‘lucky to be alive’ after finding out he was minutes from dying due to item in ‘harmless’ image
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A turtle's shell protects some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom. Here's what's inside.
They're also some of the only animals that can breathe with their butts. You see, inside a turtle shell is a very particular respiratory system. Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top ...