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A shiny turtle shell with its resident, walking around, looking for something to do.
Turtles are reptiles most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and there are about 300 species alive today.
I encountered this one at Morikami Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, the other day. This is the closest I have ever gotten to one of these creatures.
It was great to get back into the water for the first time this season. Whilst Michaelmas Cay is more of a tourist spot than a diving location , it is never the less an excellent sheltered location for testing our independent boating equipment like our much played with water maker ..and of course check our underwater camera equipment !
We were pleased to find a couple of green turtles like this male to test out our cameras functions...and our brains :)
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