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The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto land to sunbathe.

It is named not for the color of its shell, which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish color of its skin.

Green sea turtles are able to hold their breath for hours at a time. Because they are cold-blooded, the temperature of the water affects their ability to hold their breath. In colder water they can hold their breath for longer.

A turtle relaxing, attempting a yoga locust pose it seems :-)

Pulau Sipadan, Malaysia

Blandings Turtle. My wife received 15,000 mosquito bites getting this pic. in Deerfield County Park Michigan

Found this guy hanging out on my back patio, today.

Went to go water the garden this morning and found 2 turtles wondering around.

Baking in the sun.

J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida

Sacramento NWR

California

The Posing Turtle @ Zoo 2/9

Red-Bellied Cooter. Back Bay National Wildlife refuge. Virginia Beach, VA

Baby snapping turtle in Windham, NH

fresh water turtle of some kind

yet another turtle angie found in the cemetery.

Tortuga

Trachemys scripta scripta

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Somewhere in ocean shallows, a group of sea turtles swims among underwater rocks. Seaweed and urchins cover the rocky walls of the aquatic seascape, while bubbles rise to the surface from the deep. Meanwhile, rays of sunlight cut through the water, broken by the rippling surface of the sea above. The five ancient sea creatures swim slowly and majestically by the viewer through the blue undersea world.

This is the second in my series featuring sea turtles. All three can be found in my Aquatic Life gallery: daniel-eskridge.artistwebsites.com/art/all/aquatic+life/all .

This Shot was taken at Dudley Zoo.

The Turtle is Looking over at me, as if to say:

& yeah, What you looking at?

Crocodile thinking:

Just a little further and it's lunch time!

Sea turtles

Turtles at Gulf World

Cute little turtle sunbaking

What kind of turtle is this?

Mr. Turtle was living dangerously on the road, so we helped him out.

I am NOT coming out to play - and you can't make me!

Redirected this little guy from the middle of the road.

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It's a micro version of xezav's 'walking turtle' mech. Maybe i use different colours, but i think shape is quite accurate. So, here is a link to his awesome creation: www.flickr.com/photos/xezav/4844664111/ I think it's a best mecha... I've ever seen, so comment in his photo and press that little button in shape of a star ;)

xezav, can i has a cookie? :3

Green Turtle with divers. Frequently a solitaire swimmer.

(By Angel Fish)

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Turtles at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, PA