I was biking beside the Grand River the other day and noticed some turtles sunning themselves on a rock. Since I had my camera with me I took a picture (worth a thousand words right?).
What I wonder about is how in the world did that little turtle get on top of the larger turtle? The turtles back is curved so how can those little legs get past the shell to get a grip on the larger turtles shell to get on top? I would think that it would just slide off.
Some turtle facts:
- Turtles are cold-blooded. That is why you see the turtles in the photo basking in the sun.
- There are around 300 species of turtles.
- Turtle shells are built into their skeleton.
- The top shell of the turtle is made up of about 50 bones.
- All turtles lay their eggs on land.
- A group of turtles is called a bale.
- Many turtles are expert climbers (as evidenced by the above photo).
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