soft shell turtles by Caiden Moore https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0 Made with ♥ en-us 2019-04-29 16:35:54 UTC 2023-06-12 00:02:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Soft Shell Turtle caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355101693 Pelodiscus sinensis]]> 2019-04-29 16:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355101693 caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355103505 2019-04-29 16:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355103505 7 levels of taxonomy caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355105080 Kingdom: | animalia
Phylum: | chordata
Class: | reptilia
Order: | testudines
Suborder: | cryptodira
Family: | trionychia
Genus: | apalone ]]> 2019-04-29 16:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355105080 physical description caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355106111 shell is soft, flat and rubbery. head can go into skin around the head. it has a long pointed nose at the end of it head. it also has claws on the ends of its limbs]]> 2019-04-29 16:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355106111 diet caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355108160 soft shell turtles are mostly carnivorous and eat small aquatic life such as insects, crayfish, small fish, and some aquatic plants]]> 2019-04-29 16:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355108160 habitat caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355858136 Spiny The spiny soft shell turtle is spread throughout most of the United States, from the central-eastern U.S. to Wisconsin and Minnesota, and as far south as Mexico. Its habitat includes rivers, ponds, streams, and lakes with a sandy or muddy bottom and relatively little vegetation.]]> 2019-05-01 16:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355858136 reproduction caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355859214 Female turtles lay 10-30 eggs in neatly dug holes in sandy areas near the water's edge.]]> 2019-05-01 16:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355859214 life span caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355861038 They have lived to be more than 25 years old in captivity. Data on wild spiny softshell turtles is uncertain, but one female was reported to be 53 years old]]> 2019-05-01 16:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355861038 closely related organisms caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355874014 the most closely related organisms are other turtles like box turtles and green turtles]]> 2019-05-01 16:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355874014 3 fun facts caiden_moore284 https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355876255 1) there are 25 different species of soft shell turtles
2) there are soft shell turtles across 4 continents North America, Africa, Asia, and Australia 
3) several species of soft shell turtles are endangered ]]> 2019-05-01 16:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/caiden_moore284/9a1tz9t53bv0/wish/355876255