XS11E wrote:

> The gospel according to St. Encyclopedia Britannica:
>
> turtle
> Any of more than 250 species (order Chelonia) of reptiles having a bony
> shell overlaid with horny shields; found in most parts of the world.
>
> tortoise
> Any of some 40 species (family Testudinidae) of slow-moving,
> terrestrial, herbivorous turtles, found in the Old and New Worlds but
> chiefly in Africa and Madagascar.
>
> So tortoises are turtles but turtles aren't always tortoises.
>
> I learned something, I didn't know tortoises are included in the term
> "turtle".

You taught me something too.

Now I have to confuse my friends even further by explaining that yes she
is a turtle and a tortoise, but still keep her out of any water above
her head.....

Man!

Pat