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Just look at that little face. She was too cute for words.
This little girl was lovingly harrassed out on the golf course by yours truly, near Chattanooga, TN.
Turtle swimming in the pond at Aletheia University / 真理大學 in Danshui / 淡水, Taiwan / 台灣. #danshui #taiwan #asia #turtles
I made sure I kept my distance from this character. He could definately do some serious damage if he bites you and they don't let go either. I have been told the best way to get one of these guys to open their mouth is to poke a small twig up his nose.
Turtle in Barbados. Taken with my Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 16-35L f/2.8 lens, Speedlight 580 EX, using underwater housing.
At the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, this wasn't even a turtle display, but a turtle walking around in some other animal's space. That leaf totally makes the picture for me. At first, I thought the red dots on the side of the face were the eyes, such that this turtle had large scary red eyes. In fact, you almost have to view the turtle at original size to even see the eyes.
This is a beautiful facility built by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians in Peshawbestown.
It might have another name, but I've always heard it called "The Turtle."
I went to the creek to look for the ducks or muskrats, neither were there but then I spotted this huge snapping turtle sleeping in the sun next to the creek. I went back again today and it was still in the same area, maybe it's a female looking for a spot to lay eggs.
Tennessee Aquarium. Hatched 21 May from a clutch of eggs laid 2 March. Only one of the ten eggs was viable.
Strangely out on land and didn't flee. Was gone half an hour later though. Unfortunately, bullfrogs are found at this locale. Data recorded at www.naherp.com.
Malachi found this little guy at the park towards the end of the day. He was a cut little fella and full of spunk. Most of my turtle experiences have been with box turtles. When you get close to a box turtle, he'll withdraw into his shell and wait. This little guy wouldn't stop moving for very long and didn't seem to be worried about us. He just wanted to get down and hit the road. Not once did he shy away from fingers, hands or the camera. He did pose once of twice for me though.
At first I thought that the swelling in this box turtle was caused by Cistudinomyia cistudnis which is a Sarcophagid Fly that forms a swelling under the skin in turtles. If this is so then inside the swollen lump is a maggot living off of the tissue of the turtle. However, Dr. Scott Medlin has suggested that based on its location that the swelling is more likely a serious ear infection. Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area, Maryland
A Mazunte, fino all'inizio degli anni novanta, si cacciavano le tartarughe, la cui carne veniva venduta a prezzo d'oro; ma dal 1990 la caccia è stata proibita, dato che le tartarughe sono a rischio di estinzione (in particolari, le testuggini marine). Intelligentemente, la cittadina, grazie anche all'interessamento di associazioni varie, non è scivolata nel bracconaggio, ma si è saputa riconvertire al turismo ecologico.
A Mazunte oggi le tartarughe sono protette e curate, e nel Museo della Tartaruga se ne possono vedere diverse specie (marine e terrestri), ovviamente vive.
(questa è un po' la sigla della mia infanzia.. avevo anche la maglietta con la tartaruga e la scritta "Va...lentina" www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfepjOk9vEk)