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minus-square@Trashcan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•25 days agoThat’s neat and all. But how do they retract their heads?
minus-square@samus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•25 days agoAnd feet, especially box turtles. Some species can indeed go inside their shells - while still being a part of the shell itself, of course.
minus-square@RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•25 days agoKinda looks like those vertical bones are part of a hinge joint.
That’s neat and all. But how do they retract their heads?
And feet, especially box turtles. Some species can indeed go inside their shells - while still being a part of the shell itself, of course.
Kinda looks like those vertical bones are part of a hinge joint.