Along with a huge number of the living beings capable to move quickly, our planet is inhabited by a lot of such for which speed – the unattainable purpose. The nature allocated these animals with ability to escape from enemies and to get to itself livelihood not by means of speed, and in other ways. It is necessary to carry turtles to number of the last.
Instruction
1. Long-livers of modern fauna of a turtle appeared on Earth 200 million years ago, they differed from the turtles living nowadays in the huge sizes. There live these reptiles on all continents of the Globe, except for Antarctic.
2. Turtles have many properties having important impact on their existence: great sight, hearing, sense of smell. The question of speed of movement of reptiles is of special interest to many: whether on the business they such slow as it is considered to be.
3. Sluggishness of these animals, as well as a floor, depends on temperature of the environment in which environment they are. If air temperature low, movements of a turtle become more slowly.
4. The speed of movement is influenced by a way of life of a reptile which assumes dependence on water or sushi. The turtles preferring water rather fast.
5. The main habitat very large leathery skulls is water (on the land these reptiles only lay eggs). They excellently dive on far depth and can move with a speed more than 35 km/h. Speed of movement in water to leathery turtles is given by the front flippers capable to do big scope, and the adapted body tear-shaped hydrodynamic. High-speed champions among turtles, they can overcome huge distances, traveling from coast of one continent to another, eating jellyfishes, disappearing at a depth in the afternoon and rising to a surface at night.
6. When the person slowly moves, about him can tell: "Trudges (creeps) as a turtle". But not always this statement will be fair in relation to many turtles. Quite good speed of movement is peculiar not only to the animals generally living in water but also semi-water reptiles. Having got out to the land, they are capable to move on the ground, gathering speed to 10-15 km/h.
7. The huge turtles living in the seas and overland which speed does not exceed 700-900 m/hour are considered as very sluggish. They are clumsy because of the building or the size of the body. As the last conducted researches of scientists testify, on the slow speed of movement in fauna the turtles are conceded only by snails and a three-fingered idler.
8. The set of interesting stories is connected with turtles. In many countries treat these animals with special respect, paying tribute to their endurance and other qualities. For example, once Minnesota to all owners of transport was put forward by the American authorities of the state a request to give way to the turtles who are creeping out on the carriageway.