What The Inside Of A Turtle’s Shell Looks Like
When you look at a turtle you hardly think of them as being one of nature’s mysteries, however, after being around for 157 million years, their bone structure continues to be a source of intrigue. Turtles are the only animal to be able to grow a shell from bone, and this fact has led the species to evolve quite the strange-looking spinal cord.

In fact, they’re the only shelled animal that cannot entirely remove themselves from their shells – all because their shells are part of their bone structure.
These naturally shy creatures truly have some incredible and intriguing secrets hidden within their shells.
In fact, if you were to look within their shells, you’d notice that they actually have a lot of space within the central cavity. And it’s not just empty space within that cavity, it’s actually where their internal organs are located – and they’re pretty well-packed into it too.
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The turtle shell also contains both the turtle’s spinal cord as well as their rib cage.
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And as it turns out, this is why a turtle has the capacity to retract their heads into their shells.
Nature is truly incredible.
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So, next time you see a turtle, you will know more about their anatomy. They’re not just “slow and steady” they’re also built like little tanks.
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