Gioielleria Preziosa

14/01/2023

Some species of turtles (for example, Galapagos tortoises) can do without food and water for a year or even more. That is why sailors used to take such turtles with them on long voyages (just in case) as live preserves.

14/01/2023

Galapagos tortoises, also known as elephant tortoises, can live up to 180 years in the wild.

13/01/2023

13/01/2023

TURTLE - symbolizes strength, patience, endurance, constancy, slowness, fertility, longevity. The turtle is also a symbol of wisdom, because it is a protection for itself (the protective shell is part of itself).

12/01/2023

Many species are able to retract their head, tail and limbs under the shell. Length from 12 cm to 2 m. Vision and sense of smell are well developed, hearing is weaker. The jaws are devoid of teeth and covered with h***y plates in the form of a beak. The cervical and caudal sections of the spine are mobile, the rest are fixedly fused with the carapace.

10/01/2023

The most famous types of turtles are: red-eared, swamp, Balkan, leatherback, green, desert, Galapagos or elephant, sea, caiman and others.

09/01/2023

The world of turtles is extremely diverse. There are currently more than 300 species in the turtle enclosure. There are both terrestrial and aquatic turtles, as they live both on land and in water, and if some aquatic turtles prefer fresh rivers and lakes, others prefer salty seas and oceans.

08/01/2023

Among the descriptions of ancient species of turtles, those that inhabited the Earth 220 million years ago are most often found. Extinct species that lived on the planet in a later period are also known. Their distinguishing feature is that the turtle's shell was only in the lower part of the body. Prehistoric animals had teeth, modern species do not have them. But they did not know how to hide their heads in their shells.

07/01/2023

Turtles belong to the group of reptiles - animals that are the oldest inhabitants of the planet Earth and have lived on it for about 220 million years.

At the same time, for such a long time, their appearance and internal structure have practically not changed. Turtles are amazing creations of nature, which have such a characteristic appearance that you cannot confuse them with other animals.