Thursday, November 23, 2006

Tortoise Anatomy


Found an interesting picture that I want to share with all the tortoise lovers.

This is the closest of how a tortoise looks on an X-ray. It is interesting to know that the shell is actually the tortoise’s rib cage & it forms part of the spine that runs along its back ending at the tail.

The empty space inside the shell contains the internal organs and liquid. So, you can imagine how important the shell is to a tortoise. A broken shell is equivalent to a broken spine! I saw on a documentary show before that if you can seal a tortoise cracked shell with the help of Super glue and allow time to slowly heal its injury, the tortoise may just survive.

Remember to always be gentle when you handle your tortoise. =)

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