Other uses pp semi protected small yes Automatic taxobox name Turtles image Florida Box Turtle Digon3 re edited.jpg image caption Florida box turtle Terrapene carolina fossil range Late Triassic Recent ... or cartilage cartilaginous animal shell shell developed from their rib s that acts as a shield . Turtle ... taxon that is not monophyletic see also sea turtle , terrapin , tortoise , and the discussion Turtle ... called Poikilotherm cold blooded . However, leatherback sea turtle s have noticeably higher body ... living chelonian is the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea , which reaches a shell ... are generally smaller, but with the largest species, the Asian softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii ... snapping turtle , the largest chelonian in North America, which attains a shell length of up ... url http www.tortoise.org general wildfaqs.html largest title CTTC s Turtle Trivia publisher Tortoise.org ... Late Cretaceous sea turtle known to have been up to convert 4.6 m ft 0 long. ref cite web ... 2009 03 14 ref The smallest turtle is the speckled padloper tortoise of South Africa. It measures ... turtles are the American mud turtle s and sternotherus musk turtles that live in an area that ranges ... convert 13 cm in in length. File Defensive turtle.jpg thumb A red eared slider turtle with eyes closer ... their jaw s to cut and chew food. Instead of teeth, the upper and lower jaws of the turtle are covered ... food. Shell The upper shell of the turtle is called the carapace . The lower shell that encases the belly is called the plastron . The carapace and plastron are joined together on the turtle s sides by bony structures called bridges . The inner layer of a turtle s shell is made up of about 60 bones that include portions of the backbone and the ribs, meaning the turtle cannot crawl out of its ..., the leatherback sea turtle and the soft shelled turtles have shells covered with leathery skin instead ... of the shell gives helpful clues to how a turtle lives. Most tortoises have a large, dome shaped shell ... more details
The Turtle Islands can refer to Turtle Islands, Sierra Leone Turtle Islands, Tawi Tawi , in the Philippines Turtle Islands National Park , in Malaysia disambig de Turtle Islands it Turtle Islands ... more details
Turtle Lake may refer to Canada Turtle Lake Temagami , in Ontario Turtle Lake Saskatchewan Turtle Lake Monster , cryptid that allegedly lives in the lake Georgia Turtle Lake Tbilisi , or Kus Tba United States Turtle Lake Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota Turtle Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota Turtle Lake Elementary School , Shoreview, Minnesota Turtle Lake, Montana Turtle Lake, North Dakota Turtle Lake, Wisconsin Turtle Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin Turtle Lake town , Wisconsin geodis de Turtle Lake it Turtle Lake he nl Turtle Lake pl Turtle Lake pt Turtle Lake vo Turtle Lake ... more details
Temple turtle may refer to Yellow headed temple turtle Heosemys annandalii , a Southeast Asian geoemydid turtle species often kept in Buddhist temples. Black marsh turtle Siebenrockiella crassicollis , a Southeast Asian geoemydid turtle species also known as the Siamese temple turtle and kept in Buddhist temples. disambig ... more details
Turtle River may be Rivers Canada Turtle River Manitoba Turtle River No. 469, Saskatchewan United States Turtle River Georgia Turtle River Bowstring River , a tributary of the Bowstring River in the U.S. state of Minnesota Turtle River Mississippi River , a tributary of the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Minnesota Turtle River North Dakota Cities Turtle River, Minnesota geodis de Turtle River ... more details
Pond turtle may refer to Emydidae , a family of pond turtles Clemmys , a genus of Emydidae Emys , a genus of Emydidae European pond turtle Emys orbicularis Actinemys , a genus of Emydidae Giant Asian pond turtle Heosemys grandis Philippine forest turtle or Leyte pond turtle Heosemys leytensis Disambig ... more details
Turtle Mountain or Turtle Mountains may refer to Turtle Mountain Alberta , a mountain in Alberta, Canada Turtle Mountain company , a privately held natural foods company Turtle Mountain electoral district , a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba Turtle Mountain plateau , a mountainous area in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the U.S. state of North Dakota Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians , a Native American tribe of Ojibwa and Metis peoples Turtle Mountain Community College , a tribal college in Belcourt, North Dakota Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation , an Indian Reservation located primarily in northern North Dakota Turtle Mountain Provincial Park , a provincial park located in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba Turtle Mountains California , a mountain range of the Lower Colorado River Valley Turtle Mountain on Guishan Island Turtle Island , an island off the northeast coast of Taiwan disambig ... more details
Turtle Rock may refer to Turtle Rock, Irvine, California Turtle Rock Elementary School , an elementary school in southern Irvine, California Turtle Rock Light is a lighthouse on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Turtle Rock Studios , an independent video game developer founded in March 2002 by Michael Booth Turtle Rock, a dungeon in The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past and in The Legend of Zelda Link s Awakening Turtle Rock , a song by B la Fleck and the Flecktones from their 1991 album Flight of the Cosmic Hippo disambig ... more details
The Voice of the Turtle is a quotation from the King James Bible specifically, the Song of Solomon , and may refer to The Voice of the Turtle play The Voice of the Turtle play , a 1943 stage play by John William Van Druten The Voice of the Turtle film The Voice of the Turtle film , a 1947 film based on the stage play The Voice of the Turtle album The Voice of the Turtle album , a 1968 album by American folk musician John Fahey disambig ... more details
Gal pagos turtle may refer to Gal pagos green turtle , the green sea turtle population found around the Gal pagos Islands , sometimes considered to be a subspecies. Gal pagos tortoise a large species of tortoise . disambig ... more details
Turtle Creek may refer to Streams Turtle Creek Dallas County, Texas , a tributary of the Trinity River Turtle Creek Kerr County, Texas , a tributary of the Guadalupe River Turtle Creek Matagorda County, Texas Turtle Creek New Brunswick , a tributary of the Petitcodiac River Turtle Creek New Jersey , a tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey Turtle Creek Minnesota , starts in Freeborn County, Minnesota and joins the Cedar River in Mower County in Austin Turtle Creek Wisconsin , a tributary of the Rock River Illinois Turtle Creek Pennsylvania , a tributary of the Monongahela River, which flows through Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania Turtle Creek Ohio , a tributary of the Little Miami River in Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio Places Turtle Creek Township, Minnesota , in Todd County Turtle Creek Township, Shelby County, Ohio Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania , a borough in Allegheny County Turtle Creek, Dallas , a neighborhood around the stream in Dallas, Texas Turtle Creek Boulevard , a road through the Dallas neighborhood See also lookfrom Turtle Creek geodis ... more details
wiktionarypar turtle TOCRight A turtle is a reptile, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell. Turtle s may also refer to Entertainment Turtle comics , either of two supervillains who were primarily enemies of Flash Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle , refers to on of the four Ninja Turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo Turtle Entourage Turtle Entourage , a character in the HBO television series Entourage Turtle gaming , a primarily defensive strategy in various computer games Turtles video game Turtles video game , a 1981 arcade game by Konami Musical groups Turtles group , a K Hip Hop band The Turtles , an American folk rock band, best known for the 1967 hit song Happy Together Submergence vehicles Turtle submarine Turtle submarine , the first military submarine, built during the American Revolutionary War DSV Turtle DSV Turtle , a retired Deep Submergence Vehicle of the US Navy Technology Turtle robot , a class of educational robots used most prominently in the 1970s and 1980s Turtle F2F , a tool for exchanging contents in an anonymous and secure way over a friend to friend F2F network Turtle syntax , a Terse RDF Triple language Turtle graphics TIRTL , a traffic logger and speed measurement device Other uses Turtle is an archaic name for the Turtle Dove The Great and Powerful Turtle , aka Turtle or The Turtle , a character in the Wild Cards novels A member of the Ancient Order of Turtles A type of Float breakdancing move Spinning floats spinning float , a breakdancing move Turtles candy , a type of candy trademarked by DeMet s Candy Company See also lookfrom Turtle Turtling disambiguation Tortoise Cultural depictions of turtles and tortoises disambig de Turtle fr Turtle nl Turtle fi Turtles sv Turtles tl Turtle ... more details
Turtle Bay may refer to Turtle Bay, Manhattan , a neighborhood in New York City Turtle Bay Houtman Abrolhos , a bay in the Houtman Abrolhos island chain in Western Australia Turtle Bay Exploration Park , California. A bay within the Caneel Bay resort on Saint John, United States Virgin Islands St. John Turtle Bay, O ahu a bay located between Protection Point and Kuilima Point on the North Shore of Oahu North Shore of the island of O ahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii Turtle Bay, Bermuda geodis ... more details
Turtle Beach may refer to Turtle Beach, Karachi see Hawke s Bay Beach a beach famous for green turtles, near Hawke s Bay Town, Karachi, Pakistan Turtle Beach film a 1992 Australian film, also known as The Killing Beach Turtle Beach Systems a U.S. sound card and headphone manufacturer Turtle Beach, Saint Kitts and Nevis a settlement on the island of Saint Kitts ztuzu Beach in Dalyan, Turkey in reference to the loggerhead sea turtles that lay eggs on the beach Disambig ... more details
Musk turtle is the common name given to three genus genera of aquatic turtle s Sternotherus , the musk turtles proper, Staurotypus , variously called Mexican, three keeled or giant musk turtles, and. Claudius angustatus Claudius , the narrow bridged musk turtle. Disambig ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 Turtle graphics is a term in computer graphics for a method of programming vector graphics using a relative Cursor computers cursor the turtle upon a Cartesian coordinate system Cartesian plane . Turtle graphics is a key feature of the Logo programming language Logo programming language . Overview Image Turtle Graphics Polyspiral.svg thumb right A spiral drawn with an iterative turtle graphics algorithm The turtle has three attributes a position an orientation a pen, itself having attributes such as color, width, and up versus down. The turtle moves with commands that are relative ... carried by the turtle can also be controlled, by enabling it, setting its color, or setting its width. A student could understand and predict and reason about the turtle s motion by imagining what they would do if they were the turtle. Seymour Papert called this body syntonic reasoning. From these building ... figures. Combined with control flow, procedures, and recursion, the idea of turtle graphics is also useful in a Lindenmayer system for generating fractal s. Turtle geometry is also sometimes used ... Turtle graphics were added to the Logo programming language by Seymour Papert in the late 60s to support Papert s version of the turtle robot turtle robot , a simple robot controlled from the user ... pen set into or attached to the robot s body. Turtle geometry works somewhat differently from ... . As a practical matter, the use of turtle geometry instead of a more traditional model mimics the actual movement logic of the turtle robot. The turtle is traditionally and most often represented pictorially either as a triangle or a turtle icon though it can be represented by any icon . Papert s daughter, Artemis, has been using turtle graphics to explore the relationship between art and algorithm. Turtle graphics has been supported on all major platforms, Kturtle is a non Logo, programming ... dimensions Image Spheres.png thumb right A 3D turtle graphics example from Cheloniidae Turtle ... more details
Other uses primarysources date September 2009 Notability Org date August 2009 The Purple Turtle is the name of a group of burner Burning Man burners , mostly visual and performance artists as well as engineers and photographers, that is based in San Diego . Collectively known as purple turtlers, they create a camp that provides a large public chill space known as the Purple Turtle Catnip Lounge at Burning Man and other regional events and art festivals in or near San Diego. Purple Turtle Catnip Lounge Also known as PTCL, the Purple Turtle Catnip Lounge is a convert 1500 sqft m2 abbr on . decorated shade structure designed and built by Purple Turtle. It was originally known as the Purple Turtle Playasylum when it made its first appearance at Burning Man 2004. It took the name of Purple Turtle Chill Zone when it made its debut at Fuego de los Muertos later that year. It made its most recent appearance, under the current name at Xara Dulzura 2006. PTCL served as the community area for Shangri La Village at Burning Man 2005. The Purple Turtle Funky Fiesta, the first independent Purple Turtle event, took place in July 2005. Now they are working under DreamWorks in California Purple Turtle A purple turtle is a fun thing to say especially when saying it with an accent and is used to name and trademark several businesses including a nightclub and a mechanic dealership. Although there is no actual purple turtle that is known to exist. There is a chain of bars in Reading, Oxford and London, UK called The Purple Turtle. Follow this link for more info http www.purpleturtlebar.com Purple Turtle recipe Grape Soda plus Vanilla Ice Cream. External links http crispyneurons.com wiki Purple Turtle Funky Fiesta The Purple Turtle Funky Fiesta http purpleturtle.tribe.net The Purple Turtle tribe on Tribe.net Category Burning Man festival stub ... more details
for the album by The Turtles Turtle Soup for the album by The Mock Turtles Turtle Soup album Image turtle soup chinese.jpg thumb Chinese turtle soup Turtle soup is soup or stew s made from the flesh of the turtle . The dish exists in many cultures and is viewed as a luxury or delicacy. The green turtle was commonly used for turtle soup in the United States and United Kingdom . Soup made from the snapping turtle was found mainly in the United States. Chinese and other East Asian cuisines use primarily soft shelled turtle s for turtle soup. Cultural Chinese In countries such as Singapore with large Chinese people Chinese populations, turtle soup is a Chinese delicacy known for its rich herbal taste. The meat, skin and innards of the turtle are used in the soup. Trionychidae Soft shelled turtles ... Turtle Dogania subplana , www.science.edu.sg, accessed 6 August 2007. ref while consumption of hard ... turtles are used in the preparation of so called turtle jelly , or Guilinggao . ref name dharma ... Golden Coin Turtle A report dated April 27, 2002 by ECES News Earth Crash Earth Spirit , and APPENDIX 3 Tortoise Jelly Turtle Jelly . Quote The popularity of turtle jelly can be seen in the success of Ng ..., Macau, and mainland China. Ng also packs turtle jelly into portable containers sold at convenience .... ref ref name chelonia http www.chelonia.org articles China preparation9.htm Medicinal Turtle Preparation ref United States 19th century American cookbooks advised homemakers that for the best turtle soup one should choose a turtle about 10 pounds in weight, as a smaller one would not have enough fat ... Cyclopedia of General Information turtlesou beh.html Turtle soup recipe in http www.publicbookshelf.com ... of General Information 1881 ref The Common Snapping Turtle snapping turtle was also used in the US, in which case it is commonly referred to as snapper turtle soup , ref http www.ichef.com recipe.cfm recipe Snapper Turtle Soup task display itemid 79787 recipeid 79449 Snapper Turtle Soup Recipe ref ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Turtleatadvancedage.png 125px caption The Turtle at an advanced age. comic color background 8080ff character name The Turtle real name publisher DC Comics debut All Flash ... Society of Super Villains aliases powers The Turtle is the name of two DC Comics supervillains who were primary enemies of The Flash . Turtle Golden Age The original Turtle was a 1940s villain who ..., the Turtle faded from the public scene. Years later, the Turtle Man carried on his legacy. After the debut of the third Flash Wally West in recent years, the original Turtle returned, now with the younger Turtle Man as his henchman, to take over Keystone City from underground. A final clash with Wally and his allies resulted in the Turtle destroying his own headquarters, and apparently himself with it. Turtle Man Silver Age The Turtle Man sometimes calling himself simply the Turtle was the first ... slowness as a weapon, such as returning to rob a bank vault later to place people of guard, this Turtle ... on slowness. Turtle Man only had a handful of battles with the second Flash. In more recent years, the original Turtle from the 1940s returned and met his successor . Impressed with the latter s scientific talent, the first Turtle allied himself with him in an attempt to take over Keystone City. A lab accident seriously crippled the Turtle Man during this time. After the third Flash Wally West and his allies had found the Turtle s underground headquarters, the original Turtle seemingly killed himself while the younger Turtle Man was taken into custody. Later, the Turtle Man reappeared again, seemingly cured from his severe injuries. During the Infinite Crisis , Turtle was part of the Secret Society of Super Villains led by Alexander Luthor, Jr. posing as Lex Luthor . In other media The Turtle ... for the Turtle Flash Category DC Comics supervillains Category Golden Age supervillains Category Comics characters introduced in 1941 Category Characters created by Gardner Fox it Turtle tl Turtle komiks ... more details
Turtle Island may refer to Geography Turtle Island, Queensland disambiguation , the name of four islands in Queensland, Australia Turtle Islands, Tawi Tawi , a group of islands in the Southern Philippines Turtle Islands National Park , a collective name for three islands in Sabah, Malaysia Another name for Gueishan Island , an island off the northeast coast of Taiwan Another name for Nanuya Levu , a privately owned island of the Yasawa Group in Fiji Another name for Vatoa , in the Lau Group in Fiji Another name for Tortuga Haiti , an island in Haiti Another name for Ko Tao , a island in Thailand Turtle Island Lake Erie , near Toledo, Ohio, USA Literature Turtle Island poetry book , a 1974 book of poetry by Gary Snyder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Turtle Island Tales of the Algonquian Nations , a 1999 children s book by Jane Louise Curry Music Turtle Island Paul Hyde album Turtle Island Paul Hyde album , the 1989 debut solo album by Paul Hyde of the Payola Turtle Island , a track from Mike Oldfield s Tres Lunas album Turtle Island , a track from Beach House s 2008 Devotion Beach House album Devotion album Turtle Island String Quartet , modern day jazz string quartet Others Turtle Island North America , an ostensibly Native American term for the North American continent Turtle Island Foods , makers of the Tofurky brand of soy products disambig de Turtle Island ... more details
otherships USS Turtle Image Turtle DSV 3.jpg thumb Turtle hoisted from the deck of the support vessel MV Dolores Chouest Turtle DSV 3 is a 16 ton, manned deep ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy . It is sister to DSV Alvin Alvin DSV 2 , and also an Alvin class Deep Submergence Vehicle . The Turtle was retired from active service in 1998. It now resides at the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut The Turtle is designed to dive to 8000 feet. It has a hatch 2 feet thick Citation needed date December 2007 , and held in place by the pressure of the water above it it is tapered, narrower inward . The Alvin class DSV were designed to replace older DSV, such as the less maneuverable Trieste class bathyscaphe s. External links http www.nvr.navy.mil nvrservicecraft details DSV3.htm Naval Vessel Register DSV 3 ex TURTLE See also Deep Submergence Vehicle Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Bathyscaphe Trieste DSV 0 Bathyscaphe Trieste II DSV 1 Alvin class DSV Alvin DSV 2 Turtle DSV 3 Sea Cliff DSV 4 Nemo DSV 5 Category Alvin class DSV Turtle US navy stub US submarine stub ... more details
Infobox Book name Turtle Geometry title orig translator image image caption author Hal Abelson and Andrea diSessa illustrator cover artist country language series subject Turtle graphics genre publisher MIT Press release date 1981 in literature 1981 english release date media type pages isbn ISBN 0262510375 oclc 15162396 followed by Turtle Geometry is a college level math text written by Hal Abelson and Andrea diSessa which aims to engage students in exploring mathematical properties visually via a simple programming language to maneuver the icon of a turtle trailing lines across a personal computer display. See also Turtle graphics http mitpress.mit.edu catalog item default.asp?ttype 2&tid 7287 Turtle Geometry at MIT Press Category Computer science books compu book stub ... more details
Notability date March 2009 Mickael Turtle a.k.a. Mickael the Turtle from New Caledonia France is a fictional turtle who hit the French music charts with a reworking of the Ghostbusters theme. He has also made a teaser video Wacky Animals . ref www.mickaeltheturtle.com ref ref WackyAnimalsCd ref Discography Singles 2006 Ghostbusters 58 Australia 2006 Super Freak Features 2006 Ghostbusters featured on Hits For Kids Pop Party 2 References Reflist External links http www.discogs.com release 571319 Information on Mickael Turtle s Ghostbusters single release http video.google.com videoplay?docid 715906929073574404&q mickael the turtle Video of Ghostbusters by Mickael Turtle http www.chezeddy.com The motion graphics studio who created the video clip http www.mickaeltheturtle.com His Website Category Fictional turtles Fict char stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Turtle Fighters is an american football team of Dong eui University , based at Busan in Korea . The Turtle Fighters is in Korean Hangul . The team is a member of KCAF Korea Collegiate American football Federation of KAFA Korea American Football Association . In their 27 year history founded in 1982 , the Turtle Fighters have been Korea Collegiate Champions five times. On November 29, 2008, the Turtle Fighters capture Tiger Bowl Collegiate Championship game three in row 2006, 2007, 2008 . They become only team having champion trophy perpetual. Seong il Baek has been the Turtle Fighters head coach since 2002. http turtlefighters.skynet.co.kr Official Website of Turtle Fighters Category American football in South Korea ... more details
Turtle Boy may refer to The Burnside Fountain , A statue of a young boy riding a Hawksbill turtle, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA A character Jimmy Olsen Powers, abilities, and equipment Jimmy Olsen from the DC Comics universe. dab ... more details
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