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The Dichotomy Of Turtles
Turtles have the body enclosed by a box of bone, external skeleton that protective armor, the upper part is called the carapace or shield, while the ventral part is called the Plastron. Normally the leader of the turtles, as pure and small tail, paws out of the shell, but when danger looms, the turtle can put away the armor also has the head, tail and feet. There are more than 250 species of turtles, who live in many parts of the world, especially tropical and subtropical

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