Turtles, tortoises and terrapins : survivors in armor /

This book surveys the myriad of turtle anatomy, habitat, and life cycles throughout the ages. Project director of the International Wildlife Coalition, Orenstein presents a popular book about turtles, the term he uses for almost all marine, aquatic, and terrestrial species of the order Testudines. H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Orenstein, Ronald I. (Ronald Isaac), 1946- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2001.
Subjects:	Turtles. Turtles Tortues. Bedrohte Tiere Schildkröten Bedrohte Tiere. Schildkröten. Nonfiction.
Online Access:	Table of contents Book review (E-STREAMS) Contributor biographical information Publisher description

Table of Contents:

Preface : why turtles matter
Essential turtle
Turtles in time
Turtles around the world: side-necks and hidden necks
Turtles around the world II : terrapins and tortoises
Under the hood
Life as a turtle
Twixt plated decks
Endless journey
Peril on land
Peril at sea.