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People think that turtles are slow animals. This is so only if the turtle is cold. Under normal conditions, turtles move very quickly, especially if you want to catch an insect. They move as a professional killer from the movies, is rapidly and irreversibly. And break the worm in a moment.
A North American Wood Turtle from Ontario that I call stumpy since she is missing her front left foot.
In Ontario the Wood Turtle is the rarest turtle and is considered an endangered species. All of their locations are kept top secret in order to protect their small remaining populations.
I found this individual during nesting season this year and watched her as she dug a nest and laid 9 eggs. Because I was there and witnessed this I was able to mark her nest and contact the MNR. We dug up the eggs the following day, the MNR incubated them over the summer, and in August 4 of the eggs hatched and we were able to release them. It was truly an amazing expereience and a success story for this turtle, population, and species - one that we need many more of!
He's a turtle. He said to me "stfu, stop blinding me"
...causeu know, they can like TOTTALLY TALK! *sarcasm*
^o^
I named it Boris, but i dont know if its a girl or boy...
Boris no longer lives near me..since its cold out now.
Yep, we got to see some pretty sweet giant turtles up close. The pictures required a lot of color correction to look decent.
Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle (Notochelys platynota) - Danum Valley, Malaysia
Finding wild turtles in Malaysia was a rewarding experience, nearly all Asian turtles are threatened and this one is no exception, its currently listed as vulnerable on the IUCN redlist and its populations are decreasing. Luckily its safe in certain protected areas such as Danum.
Among the many kinds of wildlife at local parks like Reed Canal Park, here in South Daytona, Florida, are these lovely, little turtles. When I first came here, they were very timid, and when you walked out on the bridge over their habitat, and looked into the water, they would duck under, wary of being preyed upon. Now, after several years of conditioning by local residents, they wait under the bridge and actually come swimming up when they see people, and will stare right at you hoping for a handout! I don't feed them because it's a state law not to, and it causes them to lose their natural fear of people, which, unfortunately, helps keep them safe from their cruelty. Still, I do enjoy the interaction, and the EYE CONTACT!
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This turtle was sleeping on the Ho’okipa beach Maui, Hawaii. Tourists standing off behind a rope that was set up to reserve space for the turtles. As turtles slept on the sand, others would try to get up on the beach as more tourists were in the water out front preventing them from doing so. The turtles would become nervous of the people in the water with them and would continue to circle around until there was an opening. A lifeguard had to come down to shoo the tourists away.
It's neither a teenager nor a ninja, but still...
About the Photo:
The photo was taken with my Nikon d7000. Before the photo was processed with the A10 preset in VSCO Cam, it was tweaked in the Camera+ app.
This young snapping turtle went about 10 inches across the shell, weighed around 2.5 lbs. I photographed him on the road at Bedford Mills, then carefull picked him up and moved him before he was hit. Note the duck-weed and filamentous algae covering his carapace. My wife did not appreciate my "turtle stink" when I got back in the car!