What is the difference between a turtle and a turtle?

A turtle is a tortoise, a turtle is a tortoise, and a turtle is a turtle.

Soft-shell turtle is also called turtle, Yuan fish, and turtle, and is called "Shen Shou" in the fish culture scriptures. There are only 3 species of soft-shelled turtles in my country, namely soft-shelled turtles, mountain soft-shelled turtles and Chinese soft-shelled turtles. Its meat is tender and delicious, fat but not greasy, and rich in nutrients. It is a famous delicacy at home and abroad. The shell of soft-shell turtle is cold in nature and salty in taste. It has the function of nourishing yin, removing heat, and dissolving knots and hardness. It is mainly used to treat yin deficiency, labor heat and bone steaming. Soft-shell turtle is a precious economic animal. It not only has delicious meat, rich nutrition and high protein content, It is regarded as a valuable tonic and can be used as medicine for all parts of the body. It has the functions of nourishing yin and clearing heat, calming the liver, breaking knots, softening hardness, and eliminating blood stasis. According to folklore, turtle blood can also treat pelvic blood disease, lung disease, heart disease, asthma, neurasthenia, etc.

Has extremely high economic value.

1. Difference 1: Shell surface

Turtles and soft-shell turtles are different animals. Turtles have a hard shell with cracks on the surface; soft-shell turtles have a soft shell with a smooth surface. Generally, turtles are mostly used for breeding, while soft-shell turtles are mostly used for food.

2. Difference 2: Body shape and function

The turtle has a round head, a small body shape, and a slightly flat shell. The head is medium in size, with a smooth top front end and a slightly triangular shape. There are fine-grained scales on the back half, and there are yellow line-like patterns on the head and throat sides. The turtle's trunk is short, broad and slightly flat, and its neck shield is small. Turtles are a symbol of longevity, and keeping them has auspicious connotations. Many people choose to keep turtles as ornamental animals. The soft-shell turtle has a pointed head, an oval torso, a long snout that stretches easily, and short, flat limbs. Some giant turtles can even grow to more than one meter. As a precious economic animal, soft-shell turtle has delicious meat, high protein content and extremely rich nutrition. It is an excellent tonic. However, it should be noted that neither soft-shell turtle nor turtle is suitable for people with protein allergies, otherwise it will cause a strong reaction.

3. Difference 3: Will it bite?

Those who raised turtles as children must have been bitten at least once, because turtles are relatively fierce and will bite foreign objects. Don't let go. Turtles will not bite. You can touch them with branches and other objects. If they are timid, they will shrink their heads.

4. Difference 4: Actions

Don’t think that turtles and turtles are both tortoises, and they have the same skills. Turtles can shrink their bones. They can retract their head, limbs, and tail into their shells to take shelter, but turtles cannot do this.