Land turtle

Tortuga

tortoise | Lively Tortoise/Turtle

We shall talk about the key differences between turtle and tortoise. The main difference is that turtles live in the water, while tortoises dwell on the land.

Stop and smell the flowers!

The Aldabra Giant Tortoise | Aldabrachelys gigantea

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Geochelone pardalis imm. (Leopard Tortoise) / Very small Leopard Tortoise approx 3-4 inches in length on the road near Letaba rest camp, Kruger National park, South African by Nick Dean

Male yellow-bellied slider

Photo about Western painted turtle (chrysemys picta) sitting on rock basking in late morning sun in fresh water pond. Image of green, chrysemys, reptile - 43809536

All turtles, tortoises and terrapins have shells that can vary hugely in terms of sizes, colours and shapes, but with the exception of the t

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Turtle Wallpaper / Background for phones – Apple iPhone 6, 6S, 7 (resolution 750 x 1334 pixels).

“Turtle from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)”

Spent part of today catching up on images from my trip last Friday to Clearlake, CA. Clearlake contains a pretty decent population of Pacific (Western) Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) along with a mix of non native Red Eared Sliders(Trachemys scripta elegans). The sliders were probably introduced by well meaning people who let their pet turtles go when they got too big or they just didn't want to care for them anymore. The problem is that the sliders are more aggressive and push the shyer…

Galapagos Tortoise - the largest turtle in the world is a slow-moving, friendly armored vegetarian. They live on the Galapagos Islands and their shells look like saddles.