turtle photos on Flickr

She was headed in the direction of a pond and if you view "Original", you can see that she had just finished a snack of some sort. Most likely a nice big fat juicy slug by the looks of it.

Box turtles are the only turtle that has a hinge on the bottom of their shell so they can close themselves completely up.

Males usually have red eyes while the females have yellowish-brown eyes.

(That's how I knew she was a girl)

Turtle by indecisiveImp

Turtle by Bob Franks

Turtle resting on the black sand at Black Sand Beach.

Turtle by Brighton Museums

'Then the Queen left off, quite out of breath, and said to Alice, "Have you seen the Mock Turtle yet?"

"No," said Alice. "I don't even know what a Mock Turtle is."

"It's the thing Mock Turtle Soup is made from," said the Queen.'

Hawksbill Turtle from Asia

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Turtle by Nicola

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Marsa Alam, red sea.

Wild Turtle by Cammy

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Went to Narbeck wetlands and seen this little turtle just doing what turtles do..

Baby Turtle by Lenny

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Woodcliff Lake in North Hudson Park. North Bergen, NJ.

Turtle Family by Janelle

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Hawaiian Green Turtle by Michael Rys

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turtle by Mr. Lostman

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'Turtle showing off' - Huvafen Fushi, Maldives by Oli.Anderson

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flying turtle by santos

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Turtle_99 by Alphast

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That's my neighbour turtle.

Valéria by Marcelo Noah

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Turtles by paulsdigitalpics

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Oahu, HI

Mimma the turtle by Gian Lorenzo

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Turtle in Sardinia

Eastern Box Turtle by moonwatcher13

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Terrapene carolina carolina

Turtle by kaitostrophe

Sea Life Marty 011 by SEA LIFE®

Smiling Snapping Turtle by Darcy

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This snapping turtle had climbed up to the top of a hill to lay her eggs. She decided to take the stairs back down.

Turtle by Lucina M

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turtle by Laura Flohr Reynolds

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle by Jenny Campos

Duck Key, FL

Turtles by anna rauvenpoor

Buffalo Zoo

turtle sunning (Yertle) by vantagehill

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Fannie Mae ponds

PICT2457E by Beverly Slone

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Turtle on a log

Turtle by Ra'afat AL-Amery

Giant Sea Turtle by James Mauro

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Taken while diving in Belize.

Green sea turtles are reptiles whose ancestors evolved on land and took to the sea to live about 150 million years ago. They are one of the few species so ancient that they watched the dinosaurs evolve and become extinct. (from National Geographic).

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turtle | loro parque by John Joseph Dolan aka John Fotohouse

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Turtle seen at Loro Parque in Tenerife ... had a fabulous day out there and impressed that my Fujifilm X100S managed to capture so much.

www.loroparque.com/

Green sea turtle by Mariusz Jurgielewicz

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

Sea Turtle by massmatt

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At the New England Aquarium

Turtle by Richard Nix

a turtle I passed on my way home from work by Jennifer Boyer

Turtle Rock by TCassaro1

Turtle power by iampaulrus

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Turtle by alisabar2

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Turtle by _rin

He was just cruising down the street.

snapping turtle by Larry Lunt

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snapping turtle

Juvenile Wood Turtle by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region

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Juvenile Wood turtle at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Credit: Colin Osborn/USFWS

Turtle by Will

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Saw this little guy while swimming off the island of Anguilla. I followed him around for a while He soon lost patients with me and split for deeper waters.

Turtle by jakde2009