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A turtle with a bright blue shell was found in a Kentucky backyard. Rescuers are rushing to restore her natural color

When a new homeowner moved into her house, she discovered a turtle with a bright blue shell in the yard. Wildlife rehab specialists quickly stepped in.
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A turtle’s shell is its own ribcage and spine fused into a box, which is why it cannot ever leave it

Almost every popular depiction of a turtle gets this wrong in the same way, treating the shell as a portable house. The reality is stranger, because building a box out of your own ribcage creates a ...