Let's Talk Turtles

Rebecca and Ryan scratch the surface about Turtles and their relevance in other cultures. In part 1 of a series, they talk about turtles controlling the weather, a bones/no bones analogy to Feng Shui and whether or not Ryan should set an initial goal of 82 pet turtles and tortoises (among many other things). An update on Grimm, their loveable dog, helps explain a little about the delay in the show and why socks are a "keep out of the dog's sight" item in the household! Thanks again for checking us out!

Life comes at you fast, but podcast recording doesn't sometimes! We'll have a fresh episode next week, but in the meantime take a couple minutes and listen to what we're going to talk about next week!

Welcome back! Rebecca and Ryan discuss maybe the most identifiable characteristic of a turtle, its shell! Along the way we talk about cool subjects like Pancake Tortoise odor, epiplastra and Rebecca's  extensive past clubbing experiences. And of course, what decent chelonian podcast doesn't touch on popular films?! Find out how Moana, Tremors, Beetlejuice Sandworms and Peewee's Big Adventure relate to Rebecca and Ryan's conversation! Enjoy this very "scute-y" episode!

Butt-breathing, upside-down swimming turtles, guard tortoises, the Neverending Story, meat-eating tortoises (we were way ahead of the latest video...) and Ryan discovers that Rebecca doesn’t like a certain death-feigning animal! Join Rebecca and Ryan on their inaugural full episode of Let’s Talk Turtles! News article: https://globegazette.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-north-iowa-kids-take-charge-at-ventura-turtle-crossing/article_4d03827c-04a3-5998-937b-cd1aacb255fc.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_ References: https://news.yale.edu/2014/05/05/study-finds-turtles-are-closer-kin-birds-crocodiles-lizards-snakes https://www.fws.gov/international/pdf/archive/workshop-terrestrial-turtles-presentation-abstracts.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/cryptodira https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00114-016-1375-y Pérez-García, Adán (4 June 2016). "A new turtle confirms the presence of Bothremydidae (Pleurodira) in the Cenozoic of Europe and expands the biostratigraphic range of Foxemydina". The Science of Nature. 103 (7–8): 50. Joyce, Walter G.; Anquetin, Jérémy; Cadena, Edwin-Alberto; Claude, Julien; Danilov, Igor G.; Evers, Serjoscha W.; Ferreira, Gabriel S.; Gentry, Andrew D.; Georgalis, Georgios L.; Lyson, Tyler R.; Pérez-García, Adán (2021-02-09). "A nomenclature for fossil and living turtles using phylogenetically defined clade names". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 140 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/s13358-020-00211-x. ISSN 1664-2384.

Welcome! This is an introduction of Rebecca and Ryan as they describe what you can expect from the Let's Talk Turtles podcast! There are very few podcasts with a focus on our shelled friends, that's where Let's Talk Turtles comes in. We begin with some basic information about turtles and slowly introduce new and more complex topics. Your time would be appreciated as you give this intro a listen! IG: rad_reptiles82 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RADReptiles25