turtle photos on Flickr

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Three year-old attractive european turtle...

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I noticed this snapping turtle as I was driving into my neighborhood. It looked like she was trying to find a place to lay her eggs, but when I came back later, I didn't see any.

Painted turtle by Cheryl Rose

She was on the edge of a field, so she was probably about to (or just did) lay eggs.

Turtle by Tim Proffitt-White

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Snapping Turtle by Seney Natural History Association

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Wildlife Category

Title of Photo: Snapping Turtle

Subject: Snapping Turtle

Photographer: Steve Gasaway

Snapping Turtle by Brett Whaley

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Laying eggs in the dirt parking lot. In Elm Creek Park Preserve.

Turtle by Kirill V.

Box Turtle by David

Box Turtle in the yard. Box Turtles look at you like they hate you. They probably do.

turtle by floppyears3

Turtle by SeaLife Cameras

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Susanne Heid

Tenerife, Canary Islands

SeaLife DC1400 underwater camera

SeaLife has been granted the rights to this image.

Turtle by Jeannette Proctor Knapp

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Typical turtle pose by Ed Rosack

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Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park

More info: edrosack.com/wordpress/2013/05/04/south-florida-the-everg...

Box turtle_1 by ckoulang

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Common name: Box turtle

species: Terrapene carolina carolina

Photo: Koulang Chey

USA, 2008

Turtle by Cyndi

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Florida Box Turtle by Christina Evans

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Terrapene carolina bauri

A Florida Box Turtle seen at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, (Okeechobee County)

Turtle by Jason M Gutierrez

Hawksbill turtle by Chung Kim

turtles by Neil Laws

i like turtles (or tortoises, not quite sure)

Box turtle by cotinis

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Female Eastern Box Turtle found right outside my door at twilight.

Turtles by Edward Solomon

Taken at Flamingo Gardens, Davie FL

turtle by Fernanda Saiter

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Turtle swimming past by Psycho Hamster

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Box Turtle - Terrapene by Paul's Captures (paul-mashburn.artistwebsites.com)

Eastern box turtles have a Eastern box turtles have a high, dome-like carapace and a hinged plastron that allows total shell closure. The carapace can be of variable coloration, but is normally found brownish or black and is accompanied by a yellowish or orangish radiating pattern of lines, spots or blotches. Skin coloration, like that of the shell, is variable, but is usually brown or black with some yellow, orange, red, or white spots or streaks. This coloration closely mimics that of the winter leaf of the tulip poplar. In some isolated populations, males may have blue patches on their cheeks, throat, and front legs. Furthermore, males normally possess red eyes (irises) whereas females usually display brown eyes. Eastern box turtles feature a sharp, horned beak, stout limbs, and their feet are webbed only at the base. Eastern box turtles have 5 toes on each front leg, and normally 4 toes on each hind leg, although some individuals may possess 3 toes on each hind leg. Staying small in size, most range from 4.5 to 6 inches, but occasionally reach over 7 inches. In the wild, box turtles are known to live over 100 years, but in captivity, often live much shorter lives. Virtually all turtles have a covering of scutes, or modified scales, over the bony shell. The number, size, form,and position of these scutes can help in identifying the turtle. Only in the soft-shelled turtles and leatherback sea turtles are obvious scutes absent, leaving skin to cover the bones.

Eastern Box Turtle in Florida

Eastern box turtles have many uniquely identifying characteristics which separate them from North American tortoises and water turtles. While the female's plastron is flat, in males it is concave so the male may fit over the back end of the female's carapace during mating. The front and back of the plastron are connected by a flexible hinge. When in danger, the turtle is able to close the plastron by pulling the hinged sections closely against the carapace, effectively sealing the soft body in bone. The shell is made of bone covered by living vascularized tissue and covered with a layer of keratin. This shell is connected to the body through its fused rib cage which makes the shell permanently attached and not removable.

TURTLES by Mike Carey

Turtles in Central Park in NYC

Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) - 01 by Andree Reno Sanborn

www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/turtles/painted...

This girl was one of three that was crossing the road. She was the only survivor by the time John saw her, stopped, and brought her to the safety of the ponds at home. She either already had laid, or was ready to lay, her eggs. She moved very, very fast. John put her in Pond 3.

Turtle by Jayne Gillespie

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10 Metre Rock Bass Point

Belize by Belize Agatha

Turtle

Turtles by Milo

in a fountain in Santa Barbara

turtle in HK by Jimmie Quick

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turtle by Dorothy

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Green sea turtle by Mariusz Jurgielewicz

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

Turtle by Yuxuan Wang

@Pink Beach, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Turtle 02021904 by Chris Morgan

Tortue by Eric TAS

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Tortues de Mandelieu Lanapoule

Sea Turtle by Alan Graf

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I have managed to capture a photo of this sea turtle when i was swimming with underwater glasses, at Akumal beach, Mexico. I was extremely lucky that the turtle agreed to pose, and did not run off.

Snapping turtle side view by Fran

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I noticed this snapping turtle as I was driving into my neighborhood. It looked like she was trying to find a place to lay her eggs, but when I came back later, I didn't see any.

Turtle Eating by Klaus Stiefel

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Green sea turtle munching on some disgusting algae.

Take underwater pictures with me at the Evolution Photoganza in the Philippines in September 2013, and enjoy more of my photography & tales of the underwater world in "Sex, Drugs and Scuba Diving".

Turtle Head by Jack Sandberg

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Turtles by branwynmuliaina