A tortoise’s shell plays a crucial role in regulating ... shells make them a sought-after material for crafting items like combs, ornaments, and musical instruments. 9. Some Tortoises Have ...

In The Tortoise Shell Comb (published by AuthorHouse), author Jean-Pierre Angel uses his own experiences together with first-hand accounts of other child survivors during the Nazi occupation of ...

She recalls seeing a photograph of her mother wearing a tortoise shell comb she suspects might have come from Danbury. The oak cabinet in the lobby of Danbury Square Box Co. is a testament to what ...

The tortoise looked like Freddy Krueger before his new shell. — -- A tortoise has a second chance in life after a team of designers in Brazil custom-made a shell for the reptile, which was ...

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Rosie, a fluffy tortoise-shell, passed away in the hallway of her home in Norwich, Norfolk this week with proud owner Lila Brissett, 73, by her side. Born in 1991, she was the unofficial holder of ...

A gold Van Cleef evening bag still has Callas's tortoise-shell comb and mirror inside. Douglas Walker, Sotheby's jewellery expert in Geneva, where the collection is to be sold next month ...

When and how this mechanism evolved has been unknown. "It seemed pretty clear that the tortoise shell and breathing mechanism evolved in tandem, but which happened first? It's a bit of the chicken ...

She went paparazzi on 89 tortoise shells, taking images from multiple angles to create a 3-D computerized version of each shell. Many shells were century-old museum specimens from the California ...