"Shell Shockingly Interesting: 5 Turtle Facts"

"Shell Shockingly Interesting: 5 Turtle Facts" 😢 They Are Not Crying! When you see a sea turtle with watery eyes on land, don’t worry—they’re not sad. They have special glands near their eyes that excrete excess salt from the seawater they drink. It just looks like they're crying. 🌍 Sea Turtles Have Built-in GPS Sea turtles are nature’s navigators. They can detect Earth’s magnetic fields, allowing them to return to the exact beach where they were born—even after traveling thousands of miles across the ocean. It’s like they have a GPS hardwired into their brains! 🐢 Their Shell is Part of Their Skeleton A turtle’s shell isn’t just armor—it’s actually fused to their spine and ribs! This means they can’t crawl out of it like a hermit crab would. The shell grows with them and protects vital organs while forming an essential part of their skeletal system. 💨 They Can Breathe Through Their Butt Some turtles, especially during hibernation, can absorb oxygen through their cloaca—a multipurpose opening used for excretion and reproduction. This “butt breathing” helps them survive underwater for months without coming up for air! 🔊 Some Turtles Can Make Noises While turtles aren’t known for being vocal, some species can produce sounds—especially hatchlings. They make clicks, chirps, or even grunts, possibly to coordinate hatching or communicate with each other underwater. Video by Dita Faisal from Pixabay Video by Dennis Bennett from Pixabay Video by Leszek Stępień from Pixabay Video by shiv kumar manjhi from Pixabay Video by Christian Bodhi from Pixabay Video by Thai Lai Nguyen from Pixabay Video by Emrah Aktaş from Pixabay Video by SERGIO RENE PEREZ MORALES https://www.tiktok.com/@dbrainfuel https://www.instagram.com/dbrainfuel/ https://www.youtube.com/@d-brainfuel https://www.facebook.com/people/D-Brain-Fuel/61574529035003/