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Some kids found this guy in a puddle in the rip-rap along the Rock River near the Portland Avenue bridge.
It's hard to make out the actual size from these photos, but this guy's shell was about 13 inches long. Head to tail he is probably closer to 18 inches.
Didn't want to mess with him too much as we weren't certain if he was a snapping turtle or not (he's not; snapping turtles look a whole lot meaner). Went inside for a bit as humidity was hovering around a billion percent and when we checked again he had vanished.
While chasing a giant Spotted Eagle Ray, the divemaster scared this guy out of the coral and he popped up right in front of me. Almost ran into the little guy.
Hatched 2 May 2009 at the Tennessee Aquarium. Incubation time was 103 days at 80.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
OMG A REAL LIFE SEA TURTLE! Amazings. DanE followed one of these guys for about ten minutes, just him and a turtle.
These awesome photos were shot by the photographer onboard of Woodwind, his company is called Bonphoto.