Giant turtle

This incredible animal amased me when I was at Indonesia (Bali Island). We were staying there as a tourists. One sunny morning we were invited into so called “Turtle Island” which was totally covered by these turtles and some of them has reached more then 100 years old!

Some of the oceanic giant turtles are described as having enormously long necks, like a sea serpent threaded through a turtle shell. These creatures are often at first mistaken for sea serpents, until witnesses see the attached giant shell.

Turtles have a rigid beak. As you see in this picture turtles use their jaws to cut and chew food. Instead of teeth, the upper and lower jaws of the turtle are covered by horny ridges.
Turtles vary widely in size, although marine turtles tend to be relatively larger animals than their land and freshwater relatives.

The upper shell of the turtle is called the carapace. The lower shell that encases the belly is called the plastron. The carapace and plastron are joined together on the turtle’s sides by bony structures called bridges. The inner layer of a turtle’s shell is made up of about 60 bones that includes portions of the backbone and the ribs, meaning the turtle cannot crawl out of its shell.
Turtles, particularly small terrestrial and freshwater turtles, are quite commonly kept as pets