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This is another shot of my dad's beloved pet tortoise, a Red Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis Carbonaria) to be exact. Well, one of three that he has. It was just coming out from under the shade in the enclosure to get some sunlight. When I was looking back at this shot, it reminded me of a conversation that I had with a dear friend recently. She said that she was going to try getting out of her comfort zone and trying new things and new experiences...kind of like this cute little tortoise.

Maybe it's a good idea to "come out of your shell and get into the sunlight sometimes" ! :) After all, life is meant to be lived, not tolerated. And simply existing is not the same thing as living. I think my friend, Jusni said it best in his post entitled "Reflecting" .

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Texas Box Turtle by Texas Exposur

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Turtle Oasis by moccasinlanding

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.

tortue by Stéphane Baudouin

Tortue de Floride

turtle 36-2.jpg by James Schienle

Turtle by Albert C

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Turtle by SeaLife Cameras

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Mathias Koch

Egypt

SeaLife DC1400 underwater camera

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turtle by Mark Magliocco

turtle by nelada

turtle peeing by avi ben zaken

TURTLES by Allan Claybon

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Turtle who ????????? by rob jeff

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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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Turtle by Raymond Borbon

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deinonychus 4 by TNT138

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Turtles by Mandy Dosco

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Turtles for a young man who is celebrating his birthday and getting a turtle as a gift!

Turtle by diverland01

turtle by sea rabbit

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Domesticated Turtle spoted at the Island of Premuda

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Turtle by sand bonne idee

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Turtle by Ivan

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turtle by Ryan Krause

Turtles ! by Shayan (USA)

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Pretty soon, there was a hole school of them... cool :)

Green sea turtle by Mariusz Jurgielewicz

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.

Turtle by Matthieu

L'Oceanogràfic Valencia

Turtle by Steven Cirone

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Turtle by kelly.lutz1

Found him in my backyard

Reptile. by Chelsea Tobe

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turtle by Mary Lewys

Turtle by AM McG

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Boulder turtle by Phil Plait

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While I was out biking I saw this guy crossing the trail. A couple of minutes later, while climbing down the steep bank to the creek, he did a perfect faceplant which I caught on video, too. :) Stay tuned for that.

Turtle Power by Joe Brantley

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I have a turtle that patrols my garden. He eats yucky stuff and chases bad guys and I have never heard him sing a song

Turtle by Amanda Nichols