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While snapping turtles will avoid turtle soup like the plague, this snapper is not above begging for change to keep up with her supply of roll up the rim coffee! She may drive off in that van yet!
Today I was formally introduced to Timmy, who lives in a workroom adjacent to the school nurse's office. Timmy was rescued from a local swimming pool, and is well-loved by our elementary students.
A little friend in the garden. The boys found him in the woods on a bike ride. No idea why he was there. Haha.
Brad 'Bones' Glorioso says: This is what most people call the Three-toed box turtle, a subspecies of the Eastern Box Turtle group. Sex can be.most easily determined in an adult by examining the Iris color. Bright orange to red is male...tan to brown is female. The plastron of males are slightly concave compared to females to aid in mounting the female during reproduction. This individual looks pretty old as her annuli, or growth rings, have worn to the point of not able to be discerned. But because they can live for many decades, perhaps over 100 years, it is hard to tell any precise age.
Shukkeien is a small stroll garden, worth an hour of your time in Hiroshima. Here is one of its turtles. Interestingly, Shukkeien means "shrunken scenery garden", so called because the park displays famous Chinese scenery in miniaturized form with a pond, small islands, bridges and various plants.