Feb 2, 2012
Box Turtle Mix-up?
TortoiseForum.org - A box turtle was assumed female after laying a single egg years ago, and is now aggressively mating as if male. See pictures and a video and follow...
Turtle Evolution
The Reptile Report - The turtle is a closer relative of crocodiles and birds than of lizards and snakes, according to researchers who claim to have solved an age-old riddle in animal evolution.
The ancestry of the turtle, which evolved between 200 and 300 million years ago, has caused much scientific squabbling — its physiology suggesting a different branch of the family tree than its genes do.
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@ The Reptile Report
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