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Our turtle, Murphy, is still molting. The bits of shell that you can see curling up are called scutes.
These turtles are actually full of red hot lava, which you can see through the cracks in their skin.
People are required to stay at least 15 feet away from them, to avoid getting burned.
The first turtle derby was run in 1931. Doctors and nurses in each hospital department sponsored a contestant and contributed to the purse, with all proceeds contributed to charities. Like many other lighthearted activities, the derby was suspended during the war, but it came back afterward, bigger than ever. In 1951, their senior year, Peggie-Louise Lee, Matilda Snelling, Katie Kennedy, and Geraldine Waybright posed with their contenders.