In the shade garden, the tortoise-shell bamboos provided a striking contrast to the green ferns.

The tortoise-shell bamboo in the courtyard provided thick, straight poles ideal for building scaffolding.

Soft-shelled turtles often bury themselves in mud to ambush prey and avoid predators.

Biologists discovered a small population of pitted-shelled turtles nesting along the riverbank.

Marine biologists collected several Gould's razor shells during the low-tide survey.

In new social situations, it's sometimes difficult for one to come out of one's shell, but joining a club can help.