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28-10-2007, 10:40 PM

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Tortoise shapes evolved to avoid 'turning turtle'

FOR a tortoise, being upside down is at best ignominious and at worst fatal. So to avoid it, some species have evolved a quite brilliant trick - perfectly shaped self-righting shells.

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i knew that!

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quite extraordinary

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