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A beautiful softshell turtle in the Cascades. We have only seen them in the pond. A real treat to see one on dry land.
I'm not sure what kinda turtle this is. I think it's some sort of map turtle. It's still a baby, and is in an aquarium in my little brother's room. He caught it in the West Pearl River Canal.
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A huge turtle at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town.
Box turtles live a long time and are very vulnerable to getting run over and having humans carry them away and release them in unfamiliar territory where they're unlikely to survive.
The highlight of anyone's trip to Hawaii a swimming encounter with a sea turtle. I was fortunate to have this encounter with 5 feeding turtles on a rocky point near the beach. Shot with a GoPro HD Hero II with a modified flat lens after market add on. Photo cannot be used with out permission. © All rights reserved 2012 World Wide Murman
Box Turtles are reasonably common where I live. Their high-domed shells can be seen wandering through the forest, yards and far too often on the roads. But these turtles are decades old. Their replacement generation is not to be found -- a casualty of too much human development. Seeing an adult is always enjoyable -- but really not noteworthy. Finding a nestling box turtle is a rare and special experience. Still covered in the dirt from the egg nest this baby is not as photogenic as a heron or eagle -- but still ranks high on my photographic list. It is a small hope for a dying population. Howard County Environs, Maryland
Mowed over some more turtles this weekend (none injured). This one was passed over twice before he came crawling out.
Terrapene carolina carolina (Emydidae) New World Pond Turtles Distribution: Terrapene carolina carolina may be found along the eastern seaboard from southern Maine to southern Georgia, and west to the Mississippi River. Habitat: old field habitats and deciduous forests, but they may also be found in wet meadows and swamps. It is a terrestrial turtle, but it seems to select habitat that is not far from water.
EEC (Early Explorer's Cove) and **Presentation Critters
Turtle on a skin dive. Yes i was this close when i took the shot, no zoom required; and No, i did NOT attempt touch it... i'm an animal lover too.
Small box turtle that we rescued from being run over in the middle of a busy road in Cape Cod MA. We saw him literally in the middle of the road about to step out into oncoming traffic. We stopped, picked him up, took him in the car and drove further up into the woods to release him. He returned the favor by posing for a few photos before retreating into his shell.
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs. "Turtle" may either refer to the Testudines as a whole, or to particular Testudines which make up a form taxon that is not monophyletic — see also sea turtle, terrapin, tortoise, and the discussion below.
The order Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards and snakes. About 300 species are alive today, and some are highly endangered.
Like other reptiles, turtles are ectotherms — varying their internal temperature according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. Like other amniotes (reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals), they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. The largest turtles are aquatic.
This big ol' one-eyed snapping turtle was found along a road in Westminster. It was rescued from certain doom by one of our kindly bio lab assistants and will soon be living in a nearby park. He's enjoying a fresh spinach leaf.
Woah, my turtle! She's HUGE, and eats only meat and fish. Beware, she's dangerous. She should be about ten years old now...I bought her with another turtle: they were called Tarta and Ruga ( Tartaruga=turtle in Italian). Unfortunately, Tarta died ^_^'
Per gli italiani: Ecco la mia enorme tartaruga Ruga, che mangia solo carne, è vecchia ed è pericolosa. Ne avevo due: Tarta e Ruga X'D ma Tarta morta ^_^'