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On Memorial Day, 2010, Bob yells in the window - Hun, come see what Jac found!
This beautiful big turtle was evidently looking to make a nest and crawling across my outdoor riding arena.
Camp Clearfork and surrounding areas, Ouachita National Forest, near Crystal Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
This specimen was captured in a hoop trap set at ecology camp. It must have been an old individual as it pretty much lacked any amount of middorsal keeling.
Turtles swimming in an enclosure at the turtle farm on Grand Cayman. I believe this was the breeding pool. This was day 5 of our cruise on board the Carnival Conquest.
American Turtles (terrapins) became popular as pets because of a cartoon series in the UK some years ago . The owners did not realise that they grew to the size of a dinner plate and lived for forty years. Many ended up being put in ponds were they are an alien species competing with the local wildlife.
Damage by the Red-eared Slider
the red-eared slider is listed by the iucN (world conservation union) as one of 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species, alongside the common myna, red fox and the cane toad.
it is considered an environmental pest outside its natural environment because it competes with native turtles for food.
In England, water bird eggs and hatchlings are oftendestroyed and small live hatchlings eaten.
A turtle that came across while in Turkey in the yard of some random museum.
Maybe tuned the brightness a bit too low before uploading :?
These rock art paintings are from a more modern period (less than 1500 years old) although some rock art at sites might date to 10 000 years old. This is a long necked turtle.
www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Nongame/turtles/painted...
This girl was one of three that was crossing the road. She was the only survivor by the time John saw her, stopped, and brought her to the safety of the ponds at home. She either already had laid, or was ready to lay, her eggs. She moved very, very fast. John put her in Pond 3.
The sea turtle is a very majestic creature. It can also be quite intimidating when you see one close up, and watch it use its powerful jaws to chew a huge clump of grass right in front of you. This was taken in Akumal in Mexico in a spot where people came to snorkel just to see the turtles. They were everywhere. The younger ones were a little skittish when you got close, but the older ones could really care less if you were nearby or not. This particular one let me dive down and hang out with him long enough to get plenty of good photos.