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There were five kids using nets in South Fletcher's Creek. They caught this baby snapping turtle (about 4 inches in length). They brought up to the bridge and allowed me to take a few pictures. The kids then put the turtle back in the creek. Ravinswood Ravine. Brampton Ontario Canada.

Sea Turtle by Tom C

Turtle move by Tanmayo Olsen

Turtle by Cyndi

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Turtle by Jason M Gutierrez

Turtle dreamer by Angela Gonzalez

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Oh these turtles are always looking off in the distance, dreaming of being out of that stupid aquarium.

Taken with a Canon EOS Rebel T1i.

Shutter: 1/250

Aperture: f/4.5

ISO: 100

Flash: Off

Focal length: 34mm

Edited with Adobe Ligthroom 3

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.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle by Thomas Accardi

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Sea turtles are among the oldest creatures on earth and have remained essentially unchanged for 110 million years.The loggerhead sea turtle is the world's largest hard-shelled turtle and can weigh up to 1500 lbs.

Baby Turtle by Marilyn

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Williamstown, NJ. August 19, 2010. A friend spotted this in the grass in front of our house. We've seen lots of the larger box turtles, but I never saw a wild turtle this tiny. We had pet turtles this size when my brother and I were growing up.

Turtles by Edward Solomon

Taken at Flamingo Gardens, Davie FL

turtle by Fernanda Saiter

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Softshell Turtle by Jerry

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Vietnamese box turtle by Bill Hughes

Female Cuora galbinifrons, Tennessee Aquarium

Turtles everywhere 3 by Kate Olson

Turtle by Philip Wade

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TURTLES by Mike Carey

Turtles in Central Park in NYC

turtle getting cleaned by bluewavechris

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yellow eye surgeon fish and gold rimmed surgeon fish clean the shell of a green sea turtle

Turtle by Kirill V.

Turtle by Jayne Gillespie

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10 Metre Rock Bass Point

turtle by aneat1

Baby FL turtle sunning on a log in the everglades.

Turtle Yoga by Dan Arango

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What is the name of this yoga pose? Turtle Sun Warrior?

After photographing the Kingfisher on the Little Seneca Lake at Black Hill Regional Park, I noticed this turtle practicing yoga.

turtle in HK by Jimmie Quick

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box turtle by James Picht

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I've rescued several box turtles from the highway over the years. I usually just let them go in the back yard. When I see a box turtle in the yard I wonder whether it's one I found on the road or whether it just wandered in from somewhere.

Ninja Turtles by slash1983

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Turtle.... by Richard Whitcombe

Head of a Hawksbill Turtle with Remora nearby

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.

Tres Amigos by David Carvell

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Cox Arboretum

Turtle 02021904 by Chris Morgan

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.

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.

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