Tortoises and Turtles: Legs or flippers?

Tortoises and turtles – which one has legs and which one has flippers?

The tortoise has short, thick legs with claws for walking on land.

The sea turtle has flippers for swimming in the sea.

The terrapin has webbed feet with claws for walking on land and swimming in water.

Tortoise

tortoise (with short legs)

Tortoise

tortoise (with short legs)

Turtle

sea turtle (with flippers)

Terrapin

terrapin (with webbed feet with claws)

terrapin (with webbed feet with claws)
tortoise (with short legs)
sea turtle (front flipper)
sea turtle (back flipper)
sea turtle

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

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