Turtles and Tortoises
 

What exactly is the difference between Turtles and Tortoises?

The main thing...species.

Plus tortoises are much larger and are land-dwelling. They also have a somewhat different anatomy than turtles.

i think also torties arent able to hide in there shells like turtles

i think

You thought wrong. They can, just not the same way that turtles do.

well I learn somthing new everday

It also depends on what country you're in too. I heard that in the UK, they classify box turtles as tortoise. Ehhh... yeah.

Turtle = Any reptile having a beaklike jaw and the body enclosed in a bony or leathery shell.

Tortoise = a big land turtle or a desert turtle. Does not like being in great mass quantities of water. :P

Turtles and Tortoises are together called terrapins. In japanese the word for Turtle, Tortoise, or Terrapin is Kame!

So I guess Kami from Dragon Ball Z is really named "Turtle." :lol:

No, Kami means deity. Kame means turtle.

My bad. :P

It's OK :)

i love online educations sure beats trying to learn at school...:P

If you get 4 turtles then you could name them after the TMNT. I should buy a Turtle when i get time.

I'm going to get a turtle and name it Fluffy.

E's aren't pronounced "ee" they are pronounced "Eh" so it's Kah-meh pronounciation wise! Kami would be, Kah-Mee (I's make the ee sound we are all so fond of :lol: )

i have 2 turtles... sea turtles (although they're not in the sea...) and they're called Chi and WaWa. i thought to call them after the TMNT but i have only 2 so it was pritty stupid (yeah i know, chi and wawa aren't so clever as names)