Life in a Shell
A Physiologist's View of a Turtle
Ranked #50 in Turtles
Trundling along in essentially the same form for some 220 million years, turtles have seen dinosaurs come and go, mammals emerge, and humankind expand its dominion. Is it any wonder the persistent reptile bested the hare? In this engaging book physiologist Donald Jackson shares a lifetime of observation of this curious creature, allowing us a look under the shell of an animal at once so familiar and so strange.
Here we discover how the turtle s proverbial slowness helps it survive a long, cold winter under ice. How the shell not only serves as a protective home but also influences... more
Here we discover how the turtle s proverbial slowness helps it survive a long, cold winter under ice. How the shell not only serves as a protective home but also influences... more
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