Ears?

[Jessie]

I wasn't sure where to put this but I was wondering, do torts have ears? And if so what do they look like?

 

[Laura]

yes they do.. they are on the side of thier heads.. flat.. no holes.. but you can see where they are..

 

[Jessie]

Do u happen to have a picture? I figured they do and I'm sure it sounded like a dumb question but my RT has what looks like a flake a dried dead skin on the back side of his head. But I try to touch it to see if it just wipes off and he pulls his head away.

 

[ascott]

The torts here have long pointy ears and two of them have an earring in their left ear and one has a "DANDELIONS ROCK" tattoo on his neck...it is kinda weird....

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[wellington]

The torts here have long pointy ears and two of them have an earring in their left ear and one has a "DANDELIONS ROCK" tattoo on his neck...it is kinda weird....

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I knew weird things went on in Cali, too much Sun and heat stroke going on

 

[Yvonne G]

http://www.totallytortoise.com/tortoise-ears.html

 

[Laura]

....and usual.. Yvonne comes thru!

 

[Jessie]

Thank you!

 

[foxboysracing]

Here in Oregon our torts wear Hickory shirts, have a chew in, wear logging boots and have a faintly woodsy smell......

MUUUUUHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Just teasing ...... here in Oregon they really just cant wait to actually see is the sun still comes here........

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

For amphibians and turtles, there is no outer ear like we mammals have, or even an opening to a middle ear canal like in lizards and birds. Instead, the eardrum is visible as a flat, saucer-like circle at the corner of the jaw. Like our eardrum, it transmits vibrations to the inner ear, where those vibrations are translated into nerve impulses for the brain. However, they have fewer inner-ear bones than we have. For this reason, they can't hear frequencies as high as we can. Also, somewhat like snakes, they pick up vibrations from the ground through their belly.