A turtule at Berlin Zoologichergarten

Taken at Sydney Wildlife World, Darling Harbour.

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Captured at Al-Ain Zoo, UAE

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Turtle and cat tail at our local Township Park

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All photos taken at Tennessee Aquarium at Chattanooga,Tennessee

Male Glyptemys muhlenbergii, Tennessee Aquarium

Several Sea Turtles at Anaehoomalu Bay near Waikaloa on the Big Island of Hawaii

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I find it is rather therapeutic to hand feed Green Sea Turtles, plus they are amazing and beautiful sea creatures!! They are so graceful in movement as they seem to glide through the water seamlessly.

A giant turtle eating som grass

Turtle of the same friend, look at the claws on that beast!

A large Eastern Painted Turtle on a man-made perch.

Turtles at CalTech ponds

A turtle coming out of his shell to move off of our back patio

the surgeon fish are eating the algae off the turtle's shell

The best shot i took of a very large turtle breaking the surface in fetiye turkey

Texas Box Turtle....

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Keep the smallest creatures in mind during drought conditions..like this small turtle in need of a low drink of water. This is a small turtle, the shell about the size of a woman's fist. I saw him yesterday coming toward the water hose as I sprayed the dry flower bed near the street at my house. Today, he was in the back garden, travelling along the brick path, which must have been easier to navigate than the fairly tall grass of our lawn. I quickly found this pot saucer and filled it with water for him. He hid under the upside down container you see at top of the frame. I flicked water on him, and he lowered his head to suck water off the bricks. It was obvious he was extremely thirsty, as he was not afraid of me nor did he try to avoid my hand as I flipped water over him. I waited until he lowered his head into the saucer and left to get the camera. He still had his head in the water when I returned, and it was 15 minutes before he took a break. Then, he peed, a lot of it came out all beneath his body, he looked around, and then he peed a couple more times, and resumed drinking. In all he spent nearly 25 or 30 minutes at this before he ventured away from the saucer of water. I watched him head for the shadier area of the garden, and he disappeared between really large flower pots with sweet potato vines and grasses creating a protected area. I moved the saucer into the pine straw mulch, and left to get some romaine and grapes for him. When I returned, he was again drinking from his oasis. I hope the little guy hangs around. It is a more protected area than the big world of the streets, and I have no problem with him eating the slugs and snails in my garden.

basking at turtle bay.

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Sandbank 1, water witch passage.

green turtles nest here but this old girl looks a little different ..maybe it's because of her age ..maybe it's not a green turtle..I would appreciate any ideas,,, thanks

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Pet turtle on new feeding grounds