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The sea turtle is a very majestic creature. It can also be quite intimidating when you see one close up, and watch it use its powerful jaws to chew a huge clump of grass right in front of you. This was taken in Akumal in Mexico in a spot where people came to snorkel just to see the turtles. They were everywhere. The younger ones were a little skittish when you got close, but the older ones could really care less if you were nearby or not. This particular one let me dive down and hang out with him long enough to get plenty of good photos.
I was walking by a pond one day and just happened to see this turtle sunning itself on a rock. Sooooo pretty!
As it is quite obvious this is the Long neck turtle. He or she was somewhat active and moving but i managed to take this shot while it was "sun" (lamp) bathing hihi
This was shot at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
He showed up on our driveway after a torrential rainstorm, and walked away a few minutes after the sky cleared.
www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/turtles/painted...
This girl was one of three that was crossing the road. She was the only survivor by the time John saw her, stopped, and brought her to the safety of the ponds at home. She either already had laid, or was ready to lay, her eggs. She moved very, very fast. John put her in Pond 3.
Turtles spotted basking in the sun in the Sanibel River off the red trail of the Bailey Tract in the J.N. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge, located on Sanibel Island, Florida.
The only camera-shy turtle I've ever met. I got my phone out and she sprinted away from me.
Available for adoption at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire in Bedford. Surrendered because she needed a bigger tank, and I guess the owners couldn't (or wouldn't) swing the cost.
At least they surrendered her rather than releasing her in the woods, where she wouldn't have lasted two days. So good on them for that.
One of Australia's Favourite Pets:
One of the more appealing of the reptile species, turtles are increasingly being sold to families as pets.
Long-living and low maintenance, these shy creatures provide hours of entertainment as they swim around their tank, and climb up and bask on a rock or shelf.
While they can spend some time out of water, they are different to tortoises in that they are aquatic and can only swallow and mate if submerged in water.
On warm days a turtle loves nothing more than to spend a short time outside in the indirect sun drying its shell, however it must soon return to the water before it dries out and dies.
Be careful however if you do take a turtle outside. We have found that our local magpies are very attracted to them, and seeking an easy meal come in large numbers whenever a turtle is outside.
Trev and Chris Barre