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gigantes 11 year s ago
#12, they do this while hibernating.
"Adaptations of its blood chemistry, brain, heart, and particularly its shell allow the turtle to survive extreme lactic acid buildup while oxygen-deprived." --WP
"Adaptations of its blood chemistry, brain, heart, and particularly its shell allow the turtle to survive extreme lactic acid buildup while oxygen-deprived." --WP
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Mr. Ree 11 year s ago
Plus, they have rudimentary gills in their anus that allow them to extract small amounts of oxygen from the water - just enough to survive while hibernating. However, if the water they are in freezes solid and the turtle does too, they die.
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gigantes 11 year s ago
interesting if true; repped. this may explain why they try to dig down and make their hibernation space in the mud... below the freezing pt.
"Adaptations of its blood chemistry, brain, heart, and particularly its shell allow the turtle to survive extreme lactic acid buildup while oxygen-deprived." --WP
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