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Loggerhead Sea Turtles are among the many endangered species of the world. Their brightly colored and less camouflaged shells lend a danger from predators. Humans impose a great deal of endangerment by illegal trade and killing of these beautiful animals
There were five kids using nets in South Fletcher's Creek. They caught this baby snapping turtle (about 4 inches in length). They brought up to the bridge and allowed me to take a few pictures. The kids then put the turtle back in the creek. Ravinswood Ravine. Brampton Ontario Canada.
That's where I first saw the turtle. I turned back and helped it to the side. A small to mid-sized beauty, I waited ten minutes for it to peek out and finally gave up and went on my way. A different type of turtle than I'm used to seeing.
Painted Turtles are the most common and widely distributed of all turtles in the United States. Notice how far forward the eyes are on his little noggin. This helps him to see what going on above the water while exposing as little of his body as possible.
Spiny Softshell Turtle (female) photographed at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.
Credit: Ken Sturm/USFWS
Sea turtles are among the oldest creatures on earth and have remained essentially unchanged for 110 million years.The loggerhead sea turtle is the world's largest hard-shelled turtle and can weigh up to 1500 lbs.
(Pseudemys rubriventris) The northern red-bellied turtle or American red-bellied turtle . It is endemic to the United States. The current range of the red-bellied cooter includes a colony in Massachusetts which was previously a separate species (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsii) as well as the coastal areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
I noticed this snapping turtle as I was driving into my neighborhood. It looked like she was trying to find a place to lay her eggs, but when I came back later, I didn't see any.
Susanne Heid
Tenerife, Canary Islands
SeaLife DC1400 underwater camera
SeaLife has been granted the rights to this image.
Picture version of Vince pinching a turtle head out of his ass (yes, you can splice photos in paint.. it still counts)
So lately I've been getting a TON of hits from an ESPN Fantasy Football site.. which is totally cool! But it won't let me see exactly where it's coming from on the site (I keep getting this error: "You cannot view this private league because you are not a league member.")
So if you've come here from that site, I'd like to know what this picture's being used for - such a random one at that! (Just curiosity is all - use anything you want as long as it's linking back to me!)
Our friend Mark shared this beautiful underwater image from south Crete...
Wow! We just flew in to Venice today from South Crete. Beautiful with no Meltemi wind. We spent time in Tripiti near Lendas and all the beaches and coast to Preveli with many nice photos.We had great times with the Cretan people and spent alot of time underwater. I do free diving and coastal swimming...no air tanks/scuba
There are many fish in this part of Crete this year. More fish than the previous years which is great.
Kalo Kalokeri
All the best
Mark from Australia
Eastern box turtles have a Eastern box turtles have a high, dome-like carapace and a hinged plastron that allows total shell closure. The carapace can be of variable coloration, but is normally found brownish or black and is accompanied by a yellowish or orangish radiating pattern of lines, spots or blotches. Skin coloration, like that of the shell, is variable, but is usually brown or black with some yellow, orange, red, or white spots or streaks. This coloration closely mimics that of the winter leaf of the tulip poplar. In some isolated populations, males may have blue patches on their cheeks, throat, and front legs. Furthermore, males normally possess red eyes (irises) whereas females usually display brown eyes. Eastern box turtles feature a sharp, horned beak, stout limbs, and their feet are webbed only at the base. Eastern box turtles have 5 toes on each front leg, and normally 4 toes on each hind leg, although some individuals may possess 3 toes on each hind leg. Staying small in size, most range from 4.5 to 6 inches, but occasionally reach over 7 inches. In the wild, box turtles are known to live over 100 years, but in captivity, often live much shorter lives. Virtually all turtles have a covering of scutes, or modified scales, over the bony shell. The number, size, form,and position of these scutes can help in identifying the turtle. Only in the soft-shelled turtles and leatherback sea turtles are obvious scutes absent, leaving skin to cover the bones.
Eastern Box Turtle in Florida
Eastern box turtles have many uniquely identifying characteristics which separate them from North American tortoises and water turtles. While the female's plastron is flat, in males it is concave so the male may fit over the back end of the female's carapace during mating. The front and back of the plastron are connected by a flexible hinge. When in danger, the turtle is able to close the plastron by pulling the hinged sections closely against the carapace, effectively sealing the soft body in bone. The shell is made of bone covered by living vascularized tissue and covered with a layer of keratin. This shell is connected to the body through its fused rib cage which makes the shell permanently attached and not removable.