Hence, it is hardly surprising to find that some shells belong to protected species. Turtles are ancient animals. Relying on their protective shell, they've survived by just waddling along for 200 million years. They've shown true Darwinian fitness.
烏龜是極其古老的動物，靠著盔甲，適者生存，從兩億年前存活至今，因此傳統上地方性捕捉食用，並未對烏龜族群造成太大衝擊。