They're also some of the only animals that can breathe with their butts. You see, inside a turtle shell is a very particular respiratory system. Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top ...

The shell is composed of dermal bone covered with ... is no evidence of head or neurological dysfunction present because animals may drown if they are unable to lift their heads.

A now-dead clam nicknamed “Ming” is the oldest living individual animal ever found at 507 years old.

Trade in turtle shells is banned by an international agreement to protect the species A man has been arrested after a boat heading for the Welsh coast carrying endangered animal shells was seized.

They're also some of the only animals that can breathe with their butts. You see, inside a turtle shell is a very particular respiratory system. Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top ...