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I had a puncture in my tyre so we couldn't go cycling anymore. Instead we went for a walk and we saw this turtle - Trachemys scripta elegans - living in a small pond in Kunratice. There were four or five of them.

turtle by jonnymaboys

It had reconstructive surgery to transform it into the terrapin it always knew it was...actually im just adding descriptions to images i'd taken a while back and I guess i assumed it was a turtle back then! In the famous words of the singer who is on that perfume advert "what a fool" I am...

Snapping Turtle by Tim Hetrick

Female snapping turtle laying eggs...

Eastern Box Turtle by Royal Tyler

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.

Turtle Ninja by *PhotoByJohn*

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A turtle sunning itself at the Huntington Gardens.

Turtle by Josh More

I don't know about you, but the camouflage doesn't seem to be too terribly effective

2015-01-22 quel sourire... by Jean-Pierre Dubeau

box turtle up close by Rohan Anderson

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turtle turtle.JPG by Donovan

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Giant friggin' turtle at the ABQ Zoo.

Honu by Jen R

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Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas

Mud Turtle by magarell

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Turtle Farm by Paul Huber

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Pictures at the Cayman Islands Turtle Farm

Painted Turtle by Jason

Ft Snelling State Park MN

moved from the mowing by Bonnie Ott

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Just lucky I came across this turtle a few minutes before the mower came through. I moved him to safe ground and hope he stayed put until the mowing was finished.

turtle in the pool - south of france july 2006 by Gaetan Lee

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turtle in the pool - south of france july 2006

Sandy by Jenna Rogers

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Turtle lovin'

Turtle Face by Sparky2*

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The kids were all fascinated with this lovely fellow (I think his name was Oliver?) I had no idea a turtle this size (about 2 feet in diameter) could move so quickly! Very sociable fellow who seemed to enjoy staying close to a particular Barbados sheep...followed him everywhere. :-)

*the Fossil Rim experience begins here

Turtles by d_nugawela2003

Turtles

Turtle face to face by hzolee

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Turtle swimming by Daud

These turtles were unfortunately captive in a large pool areas, which had fresh sea water, but still wasn't big enough (10x10 meters). It was at a hotel in Buka.

Turtle 02021903 by Chris Morgan