Side-Necked Turtle

This week, we are heading to Africa looking for a small group of turtles.

Helmeted Turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa), Charlotte Kirchner, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Learn more about side-necked turtles as Professor Barry Mins studies kinds that may have been on the Ark.

1. The turtles in this kind are _____ in size.
2. One species does not have the typical hinged ________ (bottom shell).
3. Some of these turtles tuck their heads ________ into their shells instead of retracting them.
4. Most species are carnivorous or __________.
5. They love to eat ____.
6. Their preferred habitat tends to be still or slow-moving _____.
7. These turtles lay ____.
8. This week's kind is the African side-necked ______.
9. The ________ turtle is included in this kind.
10. This turtle lives in ______.

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