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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

What's the difference between Tortoises & Turtles?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.43.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Do Turtles really live inside their shells? What are Turtle shells made of? Why do Turtles walk slow but swim fast?

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0:00.0

Hello, smarty listeners. Please take a moment and leave us a five-star Apple rating review.

0:05.1

It not only helps us grow the show, but we might also read your review on Who Smarted.

0:10.6

So do it now. And don't forget, you can listen to Who Smarted anywhere, including Apple podcasts,

0:16.5

Spotify, and Amazon Music, including hands-free listening powered by Alexa on all Apple, Android,

0:22.3

and Echo devices. Hey, smarty pants. Which animal is part of a species that's

0:29.9

been around as long as the dinosaurs has a baby tooth that falls out when it's just one hour old.

0:37.2

And can breathe not only through its mouth, but also through its butt.

0:43.6

Got your answer? Let's all say it together on the count of three. One, two, three. Test two to

0:51.1

an ease. I don't think I heard anyone say what I just said. Here, let's try again within easier one.

1:00.0

Name an animal that does all of the above and has a round, hard, domed shell. Ready? One, two,

1:09.5

three. Test two to an ease. Huh? Hmm, I heard a lot more answers this time, but it still didn't

1:16.8

sound like the word I said. What's going on? What's going on is they're saying turtle and you're

1:23.3

saying testute an ease. And while it might not be the same word, they mean basically the same thing.

1:30.1

Now, now, just a bit of turtle. If any smarty pants says the word tortoise, that would also be right.

1:39.0

Because turtles like you and tortoises like me are both testute days. Ah, you guys catch on fast,

1:48.4

even if you're a little slow moving. But here's where things get a little tricky. All tortoises are

1:56.7

turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises. What? Basically, a tortoise is a kind of turtle,

2:04.3

the land kind. But both kinds of turtles make up the testute an ease species.

2:13.8

Turtle tortoise, I'm glad you're here. Because I have some questions I'd love to ask.

2:20.1

Hello, this is Jetnickerson reporting live from the Tastute an ease relay race. We're land and

2:27.5

sea turtles team up to compete. During this race, the tortoises compete on land, which is their

2:34.6

territory, before passing the baton to the turtles who compete in the water. Today's competitors

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