Tadpoles face predation from fish, aquatic insects, birds, turtles, and snakes.
Originally this wax came from turtles but today it is wax used for shoes.
It is therefore complicated to establish how their evolution from other turtles took place.
Species range from green turtles to moray eels, and many species of reef fish can be found.
"You can learn a lot from turtles," she said as she paused to bask under the glow of pink lights.
Chicken turtles are different from most other North American turtles because they nest in either fall or winter.
He soon became known for his public pieces that depict animals, ranging from turtles to hippos.
This important adaptation evolved twice from ancestral turtles which did not have this ability.
He must protect the fish from gulls, egrets, cormorants and turtles.
As a primitive turtle, Odontochelys differed from modern turtles in several ways.