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  1. Turtle | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · turtle, a reptile [1] of the order Chelonia, with strong, beaked, toothless jaws and, usually, an armorlike shell. The shell normally consists of bony plates overlaid with horny shields.

  2. Little Turtle - Encyclopedia.com

    Little Turtle Born 1752 (Whitley County, Indiana) Died July 14, 1812 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Miami tribal leader Little Turtle was a distinguished war chief of the Miami tribe of Native Americans …

  3. Seaturtles: Cheloniidae - Encyclopedia.com

    SEATURTLES: Cheloniidae GREEN SEATURTLE (Chelonia mydas): SPECIES ACCOUNTS LOGGERHEAD TURTLE (Caretta caretta): SPECIES ACCOUNTS PHYSICAL …

  4. Big-Headed Turtle: Platysternidae | Encyclopedia.com

    BIG-HEADED TURTLE: Platysternidae PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The family Platysternidae has only one member, the bigheaded turtle, which has the scientific name …

  5. Ringed Map Turtle - Encyclopedia.com

    Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera Status Threatened Listed December 23, 1986 Family Emydidae (Turtle) Description Small, sawbacked turtle; dark olive brown with yellow-ringed …

  6. American box turtles - Tortoise Forum

    Jun 4, 2014 · American painted wood turtle indoor enclosure navycop2004 Dec 4, 2025 Replies 1 Views 474 Dec 7, 2025

  7. Reptile | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · The turtle shell is part of the skeleton with the rib bones fused to the interior portion, so turtles cannot leave their shells. Excluding the sea turtles, most species are able to retract …

  8. American Indian Resistance to White Expansion - Encyclopedia.com

    American Indian Resistance to White ExpansionNorth American Indians had been accustomed to dealing with Europeans long before the United States came into existence. For two centuries …

  9. Tricksters: Mesoamerican and South American Tricksters

    A female turtle is the trickster of the Des á na people in southern Colombia. She constantly outsmarts primordial monkeys, jaguars (the dominant supernatural beings of the primordial …

  10. Box Turtle | Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · box turtle, hard-shelled land turtle [1] of the genus Terrapene, native to North America [2]. Its lower shell, or plastron, has a hinge dividing it into front and rear sections; the …