![]() ![]() ![]() It almost exclusively comes from the critically endangered hawksbill turtle. Tortoiseshell does not come from tortoises. “It was plastic before plastic was invented because it’s so malleable,” says Brad Nahill, co-founder and president of turtle conservation group SEE Turtles and a National Geographic Explorer. With its durability and transfixing swirl of translucent amber and brown layers, tortoiseshell has been used for centuries to make everything from jewelry to combs to dishware. ![]()
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