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So...I went to a museum thing the other day and they had a HUGE fish tank with this cutie here...I was in awe of the fish...and then I decided after I saw Fredward (the turtle here) that I really wanted a pet turtle...haha
My mom wasn't exactly pleased with my confession of that...haha...apparently I have fish and that should be enough to take to the dorms...since I can't take my cats or my dog...or horses...foo
The Snapping Turtle is the official turtle of New York State.
We spotted this turtle on our lawn. When we got closer, we were surprised by his size, shell and tail. I took some photos and we went to the local library. The librarian told us he was about 100 years old! She said he/she was probably looking for water. We were planning on helping him/her get to a pond near our house, but when we returned, there was no sign of the turtle.
Found this little guy out sunning himself when went out for a hike in Double Trouble State Park. I believe this is a painted turtle
I hadn't been to this park in a long time, even though I live nearby. I don't remember ever seeing turtles here before, but they were everywhere!
I also had a dream a couple nights ago that I had a boyfriend who called me turtle. Analyze that please! I have been having some seriously wacky dreams lately. I won't go into those...
The turtle recovery program at Rondeau has reached the release stag.
Nest are dug up in the spring as soon as they are laid and the GPS location .
This is to protect the eggs from predators such as raccoons.
The eggs are placed in incubators and after hatching are released back at the original nest sites.
I provided the turtle taxi.
Graptemys geographica
Northern map turtles inhabit large rivers and lakes with slow-moving water and a soft bottom. They require high-quality water that supports the female’s mollusc prey. These turtles may congregate in areas with abundant basking sites.
source - Ontario Nature.
I have seen sea turtles before swimming in the ocean around Maui, but on this trip we saw several cases when turtles beached themselves after a storm, presumably to rest. In one case, I counted 20 turtles resting on the beach near Ho‘okipa .
The turtle shown here pulled up on the beach in front of we were staying, seemed to be snoozing, and was gone by the next morning. I caught a moment when it briefly opened it's eyes.
From what I gather, this is a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas). The diameter of this one’s shell was under a meter.
From the Sea Turtle Fact Sheet:
“Carapace length: 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) average weight is 300 lbs (136 kg) ... Green sea turtles take 20-50 years to reach reproductive maturity ... The most friendly sea turtle may be the “honu,” the green sea turtles that live in Hawaii. These turtles are so comfortable with humans that they swim with people on diving trips among the coral reefs. ... Food: Adult green sea turtles are herbivores, and their food includes sea grasses and algae. Young green sea turtles, however, are omnivores. Their diet includes jellyfish, small mollusks and sponges.”
Always a pleasure to see.
This trio of turtles was climbing all over each other, trying to get the best place on the rock! Just one of the many displays at the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, Florida, these were relatively small compared to the large sea turtles that were in the large tanks outside this room where they were being rehabilitated. The folks at the science center rescue local wildlife in trouble, and nurse it back to health, all the while, educating people about some of the creatures we share out area with that often go unnoticed.
This turtle was more than happy to carry on eating whilst i managed to snap a few closer shots than i had managed with the other turtles i had seen
I came across this conga-line of turtles in the beautiful and expansive Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge in Stevensville, MT.
They were perched on a partially submerged tree branch in
shallow water. I used a telephoto lens to seemingly get this close to them, but I really wasn't all that close. After the photo session was over and I slowly turned to leave, the foursome plopped into the water. Sometimes you just get lucky.
Some turtles on a rock in Xujiahui Park.
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This was a small snapping turtle (about 10 inches) and it was on the shoulder of the road. We had no gloves in the car to pick it up and help but watched as it safely arrived on the other side across two lanes of traffic.
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
LA: Emys orbicularis
EN: European pond turtle
DE: Europäische Sumpfschildkröte
HU: Mocsári teknős
We found him near a little pond.
The only turtle species that is endemic to Central Europe. Otherwise it can be found in Europe, Turkey and Morocco, as well.
Loves slow moving waters and ponds. They can live up 40-60 years long.
In many European countries they are endangered as their natural habitat of wetlands is shrinking.
In recent years they are also threatened by the fact that there are more and more Red-eared sliders (a turtle species native to the southern US and Mexico but often kept as pet in Europe) end up in the wild and behave as an invasive species against the local pond turtle.