40K views · 39K reactions | The carapace or shell of turtles are an extension of their backbone and are full of nerve endings. They are quite sensitive to pain though they are strong and protective of the turtle. Tortoises cannot swim. They are land turtles and are total herbivores. | Kuya Kim Atienza | Facebook

658K views · 10K reactions | Depending on the nutrient content of the water in which various turtles live, including sea turtles, they’re known to grow algae on their shells! This is particularly common in musk turtles in springs that have high nitrates, due to the excess nutrient content and lack of basking from the species. To see it on sea turtles is less common, but still very interesting! | DanTheTurtleMan | Facebook

11K views · 1.9K reactions | Tom Frankovich, a longtime friend of The...