Scientists say turtle shells could hold clues to secret side of Neanderthal behavior

Scientists say Neanderthals processed pond turtle shells into tools like ladles and scoops, based on cut marks found on ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Turtles May Have Been Tasty Snacks for Neanderthals 125,000 Years Ago. But Their Shells Were Probably the Real Prize

New research based on fragments discovered at the Neumark-Nord site in Germany suggests Neanderthals may have transformed the ...

Neanderthal children in central Europe may have hunted turtles for materials, not for food

The study also floated the possibility that the turtles had been hunted for “their taste or for an assumed medicinal value. ” ...
AOL

The Truth About What’s Inside a Turtle Shell

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...
ABC 10 News

Fact or Fiction: Are turtle shells really ribs?

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A tweet from a UCSD Postdoc went viral this month. Turtle expert Ceri Weber posted that a turtle's shell is actually not a shell at all, but rather a set of modified ribs. It's true ...

How to help a turtle cross the road

If you spot a turtle trying to cross a road, it is important to follow some simple rules. Make sure that you are in a safe ...