Can a turtle live without its shell? (with poal!)

[TurtleCrusher]

Well, can it?

 

[schneiderguy]

I'm pretty sure they're attached to it on the inside :hmm:

disclaimer: I am not a turtle expert.

 

[Bubbaleone]

Well, can it?

Stupid Poll Questions Answered

 

[BoomerD]

Stupid Poll Questions Answered

ROFL! :thumbsup:

 

[randomrogue]

lol

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk5pafk2-U8

 

[dennilfloss]

Can you survive without your rib cage?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odontochelys

 

[TurtleCrusher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk5pafk2-U8

Awesome stuffs

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Stupid Poll Questions Answered

You suck.

 

[IronWing]

Hold on, I'll grab a turtle and find out, brb.

 

[IronWing]

Well that was rather unpleasant. The answer is no, no they can't.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

I can only imagine...

 

[BladeVenom]

Look at an empty turtle shell. It's spine is part of the shell.

 

[mmntech]

Can you live without your skin? Hmm, let's find out. :twisted:

 

[edro]

I'm sure its possible. You would just need to make the shell as thin as possible without the turtle dying.

 

[SKORPI0]

I wonder who the 5 people in the poll answered YES.

 

[Doppel]

Can you survive without your rib cage?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odontochelys

mine was removed years back!

 

[MrPickins]

I wonder who the 5 people in the poll answered YES.

It's a public poll:

Yes it can.
brainhulk, Doppel, edro, gw186, HAL9000, Possessed Freak, Proprioceptive

 

[0roo0roo]

Awesome stuffs

yep the whole series is worth a watch

 

[alkemyst]

/faceclam

typo intended.

 

[shortylickens]

Can you live without your basement?

 

[BudAshes]

 

[bradley]

A good reason to recycle and not litter besides the usual global warming screed. Poor little guy.

 

[SagaLore]

Anybody that votes yes has watched too many cartoons.

The turtle's shell is essentially its ribcage and spine fused into a single unit with its limb's connecting joins inverted within the shell.

 

[blackangst1]

I'm sure its possible. You would just need to make the shell as thin as possible without the turtle dying.

But then it would still have its shell