Hawksbill sea turtle are taken by humans, though it is illegal to hunt them in many countries. In some parts of the world, hawksbill sea turtles are eaten as a delicacy. As far back as the fifth century BC, sea turtles, including the hawksbill, were eaten as delicacies in China. Many cultures also use turtles' shells for decoration. These turtles have been harvested for their beautiful shell since Egyptian times, and the material known as tortoiseshell is normally from the hawksbill. In China, where it was known as "tai mei", the hawksbill is called the "tortoise-shell turtle", named primarily for its shell, which
Wood turtle Wood turtle The wood turtle ("Glyptemys insculpta") is a species of turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus "Glyptemys", a genus which contains only one other species of turtle: the bog turtle ("Glyptemys muhlenbergii" ). The wood turtle reaches a straight carapace length of , its defining characteristic being the pyramidal shape of the scutes on its upper shell. Morphologically, it is similar to the bog turtle, spotted turtle ("Clemmys guttata"), and Blanding's turtle ("Emydoidea blandingii"). The wood turtle exists in a broad geographic range extending from Nova Scotia in the north (and east) to Minnesota in