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A scorpion being a very poor swimmer asked a Turtle to carry him on his back across the river. “Are you Mad” exclaimed the Turtle, “You’ll sting me while I’m swimming & I’ll drown”
“My dear Turtle” laughed the Scorpion, “if I were to sting you, you would drown & I would go with you. Now where is the logic in that?”
“You’re right” cried the Turtle, “Now hop on!” The Scorpion climbed aboard & halfway across the river gave the Turtle a mighty sting. As they both sank to the bottom the turtle said “Do you mind if I ask you something? You said there would be no logic in stinging me. Why did you do it?”
“It has nothing to do with logic” the drowning Scorpion sadly replied, “It’s just my character!”
(Braude, 1965)
This is a Photo Manipulation for "Make It Interesting Group - Challenge # 2 - Turtle Island" here:
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Original photo of Turtle used with permission & belongs to "Nayrtar" & can be found here:
Turtles feed on jellyfish, unfortunately, the turtle often mistake a plastic bag for jellyfish and subsequently suffocate and die.
I was so excited to see a sea turtle in the wild! It was out in the ocean and we kept seeing its head pop out of the water for air.
Turtles have been around for over 200 million years. They are the oldest, most primitive of all living reptiles. Some of these guys can live for a 100 years or more. Turtles can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Fossil records of sea turtles from around 150 million years ago show many modern characteristics, including fully developed shells. Most scientists believe they evolved from marsh-dwelling species.
This is a photo of a rescued sea turtles at Sea World in San Diego.
誕生日おめでとう！ライケンさん。満2歳。
2015年8月15日現在 甲長160mm 体重 688g
（2015年8月15日撮影）
Happy birthday! LICHEN.
He became two years old.
Shell length 160mm weight 688g
(Taken on August 15, 2015)
He (she?) had it's head out as I was approching, but I made such a racket stomping on the leaves and branches that it sliped into it's shell by the time I got near it.
Jekyll Island has one of the most amazing things ever. They have a facility that resuces injured sea turtles from along the Georgia coast and parts of the Florida coast. Veterinarians nurse the turtles back to health, realeasing those that could survive back into the wild (though often with reconstructed shells and such).
Visiting this place was one of those seminal experiences that just makes you amazed at the compassion and dedication some people have for the creatures of this Earth.
Trachemys scripta elegans, basking at Zilker Gardens. They are popular as pets, but are now restricted because they can carry Salmonella. Released pets have also become invasive outside their native southern US.
ROY KILCULLEN PHOTOGRAPHY 25/04/2006
Myrtle the Loggerhead Turtle is released into the Atlantic Ocean from a beach in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria almost two years after getting washed up in the Western Isles of Scotland. Myrtle, who lost a flipper in a shark attack, has been nursed back to health in the UK at the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary in Oban, and later the Scarborough Sea Life & Marine Sanctuary.
Turtle eggs being hatched in the Keck Environmental research Center. It isn't unusual for the turtles sit partially in the shell. They have a yolk sac to sustain them.
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
Chrysemys picta is a reptile that is common in southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico and is related to other water turtles such as sliders and cooters. This turtle lives in ponds, lakes, marshes, and in slow-moving rivers that have soft, muddy bottoms. The maximum carapace size, or shell length, for painted turtles is 10 inches, or 25 cm. Its shell is used to protect it from its predators.
Painted turtle with a yellow-orange plastron
The underside, or plastron, of the Painted turtle's shell has a beautiful design that (hence the name) looks like it is painted. The plastron can be solid yellow, mostly yellow with a pattern in the center, or may be a complicated pattern of yellow and red.[1] There are yellow or red lines on the painted turtle's head, and limbs. The skin tone of the painted turtle varies from olive green to solid black.[2] The Painted turtle is the only species in the genus Chrysemys. It comprises 4 sub-species: the Eastern, Southern, Midland, and Western painted turtles...
Snapping Turtle - seriously? Stuff actually grows on them, so cool.
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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!