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The world used to be full of giant tortoises, and the ones that live on the Seychelles and Galápagos islands are all we have left. But how did these big reptiles get to the islands in the first place? And why is turtle anatomy so weird?
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Sources:
islandbiodiversity.com/huntingtortoise.htm
livescience.com/can-turtles-breathe-through-butts
nature.com/articles/ncomms6211
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dipsochelys_dussumieri
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chelonoidis_nigra
oaklandzoo.org/animals/aldabra-tortoise
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/aldabra-tortoise
animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/galapagos-tortoise
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cla.12227
nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00981-5
biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2021/03/19/2020.05.25.114835.full.pdf
torreyaguardians.org/hansen-2010.pdf
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-90-481-9962-4_17
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018216306344?via%3Dihub
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.13055
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.12893
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.12882
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jbi.12940
courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-oneonta-comparativeanatomy/chapter/turtle-skeleton
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Images:
Thumbnail photo: Dr. Dennis Hansen
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inaturalist.org/observations/90920095
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courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-oneonta-comparativeanatomy/chapter/turtle-skeleton
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gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/tortoise-and-turtle-vector-illustration-royalty-free-illustration/1050232114?phrase=tortoise&adppopup=true
inaturalist.org/observations/47270014
gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-aldabra-giant-tortoise-on-curieuse-island-seychelles-stock-footage/1338006270?phrase=Aldabra%20tortoise
inaturalist.org/observations/91963062
gettyimages.com/detail/video/aldabra-giant-tortoise-eats-leaves-stock-footage/471270146?phrase=Aldabra%20tortoise
youtube.com/watch?v=gGdsENsy68g&t=4s
gettyimages.com/detail/video/giant-galapagos-tortoises-eating-stock-footage/1383507814?phrase=Gal%C3%A1pagos%20tortoise
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gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-aldabra-giant-tortoise-on-curieuse-island-seychelles-stock-footage/1306361961?phrase=Aldabra%20tortoisehttps://bit.ly/3CqCB3M
The world used to be full of giant tortoises, and the ones that live on the Seychelles and Galápagos islands are all we have left. But how did these big reptiles get to the islands in the first place? And why is turtle anatomy so weird?
Would you like your own giant tortoise pin? Get yours here! https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-tortoise
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Brooke Barker. You can find out more about her and her work here: sadanimalfacts.com
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #turtles #gianttortoise
Host: Hank Green (he/him)
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Sources:
islandbiodiversity.com/huntingtortoise.htm
livescience.com/can-turtles-breathe-through-butts
nature.com/articles/ncomms6211
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dipsochelys_dussumieri
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chelonoidis_nigra
oaklandzoo.org/animals/aldabra-tortoise
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/aldabra-tortoise
animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/galapagos-tortoise
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cla.12227
nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00981-5
biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2021/03/19/2020.05.25.114835.full.pdf
torreyaguardians.org/hansen-2010.pdf
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-90-481-9962-4_17
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018216306344?via%3Dihub
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.13055
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.12893
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.12882
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jbi.12940
courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-oneonta-comparativeanatomy/chapter/turtle-skeleton
------
Images:
Thumbnail photo: Dr. Dennis Hansen
bit.ly/3GJv5DK
bit.ly/3GjFFzV
bit.ly/3Cr0UyO
bit.ly/3GHMHzJ
bit.ly/3VOcfQa
bit.ly/3VMZ16b
bit.ly/3QmGWLk
bit.ly/3vJKwWm
bit.ly/3ihSm6h
bit.ly/3ieEc5S
bit.ly/3jJPT4U
bit.ly/3XbA4Tg
bit.ly/3Z8hKMx
youtube.com/watch?v=gGdsENsy68g&t=4s
bit.ly/3jVRrJh
bit.ly/3jT9xLU
bit.ly/3WNouOk
bit.ly/3GnDIlY
inaturalist.org/observations/90920095
bit.ly/3GcMmUc
bit.ly/3Qfh6c5
flickr.com/photos/fncll/4698483896
bit.ly/3XqYdW3
gettyimages.com/detail/video/galapagos-giant-tortoise-on-santa-cruz-island-in-stock-footage/1329297055?phrase=Gal%C3%A1pagos%20giant%20tortoise
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/world-map-vector-silhouette-on-white-royalty-free-illustration/1311051529
gettyimages.com/detail/video/sunset-over-ocean-stock-footage/1360658088?phrase=ocean
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/three-human-skeletons-facing-in-different-royalty-free-image/451911785?phrase=skeleton
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/saber-toothed-tiger-skeleton-isolated-background-royalty-free-image/859685314?phrase=tiger%20skeleton
courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-oneonta-comparativeanatomy/chapter/turtle-skeleton
gettyimages.com/detail/video/aldabra-giant-tortoise-stock-footage/472122098?phrase=Aldabra%20tortoise
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/animal-adaptation-cross-section-of-a-tortoise-royalty-free-image/1226027312?phrase=Animal%20adaptation.%20Cross%20section%20of%20a%20tortoise%20skeleton.%20&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/desert-tortoise-stock-footage/473294823?phrase=tortoise
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/tortoise-and-turtle-vector-illustration-royalty-free-illustration/1050232114?phrase=tortoise&adppopup=true
inaturalist.org/observations/47270014
gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-aldabra-giant-tortoise-on-curieuse-island-seychelles-stock-footage/1338006270?phrase=Aldabra%20tortoise
inaturalist.org/observations/91963062
gettyimages.com/detail/video/aldabra-giant-tortoise-eats-leaves-stock-footage/471270146?phrase=Aldabra%20tortoise
youtube.com/watch?v=gGdsENsy68g&t=4s
gettyimages.com/detail/video/giant-galapagos-tortoises-eating-stock-footage/1383507814?phrase=Gal%C3%A1pagos%20tortoise
gettyimages.com/detail/video/galapagos-giant-tortoise-on-santa-cruz-island-in-stock-footage/1329282093?phrase=Gal%C3%A1pagos%20tortoise
gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-aldabra-giant-tortoise-on-curieuse-island-seychelles-stock-footage/1306361961?phrase=Aldabra%20tortoisehttps://bit.ly/3CqCB3M
