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Closeup photo of small turtles Royalty Free Stock Photo

Closeup view of small turtles. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Small turtles in the aquarium Royalty Free Stock Photo

$Close-up view of a turtle\'s carapace covered in water droplets. The shell displays a Royalty Free Stock Photo$

Close up view of little green turtles swimming inside a nursery at Batu Feringghi Royalty Free Stock Photo

Serene scene of small adorable turtles crawling on the sandy beach near the edge of the crystal clear blue ocean Royalty Free Stock Photo

Top view of young hermann turtles on white wooden background with a red hibiscus flower. top view Royalty Free Stock Photo

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.