This is what a Box Turtle is supposed to do when confronted by a predator, or, in this case, me. They have the ability to completely close themselves in.

Unlike the one that lives in my yard, this guy had the right idea - to slam shut!

Turtle, Argostoli, Kefalonia, 13 Sep 2015

My Gramma's turtle :D

it lives with my grandmother for more than 8 years @@

Some sort of aquatic turtle at the Portland zoo.

Took this photo of the turtle.

turtle at kristiansand zoo norway

January turtles

Day 4 - Animal Kingdom

Read my blog entry about Animal Kingdom.

in deep sleep

My first Bend -The- Rules Sewing turtle. The perfect birthday gift for my son's friend- she loves turtles!!

Bournemouth Oceanarium

A recovering sea turtle at the Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center. They had a hospital of sorts where they would operate on and care for various sea turtles. There are several nesting sites on Jekyll Island so they are somewhat common here.

Little box turtle in the nature center at Glen Helen

This turtle was inexplicable found along the inside of the fence by Portable Building 6. The staff in PB2 rescued the turtle and returned it to its pond habitat.

Houston Zoological Gardens

Houson Texas Zoo

Taken at Dead Creek Reservation, VT 2015

Noxubee NWR, MS

Its warm enough for the turtles to come out! What do they do in the winter... hibernate? I dont get how they dont freeze!

かめ　かめ　

Jaws is the oldest Galapagos tortoise in the Honolulu Zoo, Oahu. He is blind so I have to feed him directly. He loves to bathe in the warm sun.

I found a turtle and I like turtles

Mokala National Park, South Africa.

Loggerhead turtle Argostoli harbrour

Severn Lodge, Muskoka

Nikon D80, 60mm, Eel Garden, July 2010

This is my favorite shot of the turtle.

A picture of my turtle late at night.

at hotel edem

Green Turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery, Sri Lanka. This is one of a number of resident turtles that have been rescued and, for various reasons, are unfit to return to the wild.

Hawksbill Turtle

This is one of my 4 Eastern Painted Turtles

Sammy was a gift from a friend, He used to be named Danny, but I have a very close friend named Danny, so of course Someone had to change their name and the turtle volunteered.