Neanderthals hunted turtles but did not rely on them for food. Instead, they cleaned and reused shells as tools.

Painting of a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) during the early temperate period of the Eemian interglacial, ...

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It’s best to avoid handling turtles at all, so if the turtle looks like it will make it across a road, simply leave it alone.