| The third aquarium would house more than 50 species of freshwater sharks and rays, as well as enclosures for Komodo dragons and giant tortoises. |
| But the related species of one extinct group, the glyptodonts, had a single-piece carapace similar to that of tortoises. |
| Diving ducks and even swimming tortoises can be mistaken for platypus momentarily, but are usually readily distinguished upon longer observation. |
| Darwin also learned that locals could tell from which islands giant tortoises had come by the shapes of the reptiles' shells. |
| Among the animals selected are birds of assorted sizes and habits, tortoises, iguanas, and mammals. |
| In the southeastern US, organized rattlesnake hunts destroy gopher tortoise burrows and lead to the deaths of tortoises. |
